THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.13003 of 2009

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the order dated 18.09.2006 passed in I.D.No.26 of 2005 by the Labour Court-III, Hyderabad (for short ‘the Labour Court’).

2. Heard Sri V.Narasimha Goud, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri R.Anurag, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents.

3. Brief facts of the case are as follows :-

(a) The petitioner joined the service of the respondents' Corporation as a Conductor on 21.01.1997 and his services were regularized on 01.01.1998. On 08.12.2003, while the petitioner was conducting the bus service in between Ieeja and Sindhanoor, a check was exercised at Stage No.10 i.e., Merridoddi and issued a memo alleging as follows :-

“(1) I forgotten to observe the rule of issue of tickets and start ;

(2) Collected Rs.13/- each from (2) passengers and not issued tickets to them who found travelling from Ieeja and Sindhanoor and (3) closed the SR upto stage No.10.”

(b) The petitioner filed an explanation to the said charge memo. Not satisfied with the explanation submitted by the petitioner, the 1st respondent suspended the petitioner on 15.12.2