THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.19642 OF 2006

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the order dated 24.03.2006 passed by the 1^st respondent, who confirmed the order dated 26.11.2005 passed by the 2nd respondent.

2. Heard Sri V. Narsimha Goud, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri Panakanti Satish Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for TGSRTC, appearing for the respondents. Perused the material on record.

3. The brief facts of the case are as follows :-

(a) The petitioner was appointed as a Conductor in the respondent Corporation in the year 1987 and his services were regularized w.e.f. 01.07.1989. On 23.04.2005, while the petitioner was conducting a bus service between Miryalaguda and Suryapet, a surprise check was conducted at stage No.7 and a memo was issued to the petitioner on the same day alleging as follows :-

“a passenger who found travelling from stage No.8 and found alighting at stage No.7 with ticket No.410/21800 of Rs.3/- denomination, but the said ticket was not shown accounted in the SR and SR was confiscated."

(b) The petitioner submitted explanation to the said Memo. Not satisfied with the explanation submitted by the petition