THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

ORDER:

Assailing the award passed by the Labour Court-III, Hyderabad, dated 01.11.2004 in I.D.No.83 of 2002, the present writ petition is filed.

2. Heard Sri R. Anurag, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, and Ms. K. Udaya Sri, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that respondent No.2 was engaged as a Driver in the petitioner Depot and during his tenure as such, he was irregular to his duties. As such, he was removed from service due to unauthorized absence. However, he was later reinstated into service and was transferred from Mahabubnagar Depot to Narayanpet Depot on 03.06.1998 and was relieved from his duties at the petitioner Depot w.e.f., 04.07.1998. In spite of the same, respondent No.2 failed to join duty at Narayanpet Depot and remained absent unauthorisedly from 05.07.1998 to 07.08.2000. As such, he was issued with a charge sheet on 07.08.2000, framing three charges. In response, respondent No.2 submitted his explanation on 18.08.2000, which was found unconvincing. As such, an enquiry was conducted, wherein, the charges leveled against the petitioner were