1 W.P.No.10665.09 Bsb IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 10665 OF 2009 Vilas Sidram Satpute ... Petitioner v/s The Depot Manager, M.S.R.T.C. & anr. ... Respondents Mr.A.S.Kulkarni for the petitioner. Mr.G.A.Karmalkar i/by Mr.G.S.Hegde & Associate for the respondents. CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: 11TH AUGUST, 2010 P.C.: 1. The petitioner has approached this Court against the award passed by the Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Solapur, in Reference (IDA) No.10 of 2006. By this award, the Labour Court has rejected the reference as it has found that the dismissal of the petitioner was the appropriate punishment for the misconduct alleged against him. The Labour Court has observed that the petitioner has been dismissed on account of absenteeism for a number of years 2 W.P.No.10665.09 i.e. for at least five years. The Labour Court has considered the fact that he was dismissed on 1.7.1989 and reinstated in service and again was dismissed on 31.3.1998 after which he was reinstated in service. On both occasions he was dismissed on account of absenteeism, and was reinstated only on compassionate grounds. The Labour Court has found that the reason given by the petitioner for this absence was not genuine and that the petitioner had not made any efforts to improve his record even after he was reinstated for the second time in 1998. 2. In my opinion, the Labour Court has not committed any error while rejecting the reference. There is no perversity in the award which requires no interference by this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. 3. Writ petition dismissed. ..... 3 W.P.No.10665.09