THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.1726 of 2003 ORDER: This writ petition is filed against the award dated 18.07.2001 in I.D.No.166 of 2000 on the file of the Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Godavarikhani. Petitioner is the workman. Respondents 2 and 3 are the management. It appears, while the workman, who was appointed as Conductor in the respondent Corporation, was performing his duties on 07.01.1997 on route Asifabad to Hyderabad, a check was exercised by the checking officials at stage No.19, Godavarikhani, and found that the workman collected fare of Rs.9/- each from four individual passengers and issued tickets bearing Nos.109/088559, 560, 561 and 566, which were already issued on 11.12.1996 by the workman himself. Thereupon, the workman was placed under suspension by order dated 22.01.1997 and was issued with a charge sheet dated 22.01.1997 enumerating the following four charges: “i) For having violated the rule ‘Issue, Close & Start’ which is a mis-conduct in terms of the Reg.No.28 (xxxii) of the APSRTC, Employees (CONDUCT) Regulations, 1963. ii) For having collected an amount of Rs.9/- each from 4 (FOUR) individual passengers who boarded your bus at Pedapalli and alighting at Godavarikhani ex stages from 25 to 19 and issued tickets No.109/088559, 560, 561 and 566 of Rs.9/- denomination E.4. The above tickets were not concerned to your tray and way bill while conducting the bus No.AP 10 Z-2106 on route Hyderabad to Asifabad (Via. Godavarikhani) on 07-1-1997, which is mis-conduct in terms of the Reg. No.28 (xxiii) of the APSRTC, Employees (CONDUCT) Regulations, 1963. iii) On verification of the tickets bearing Nos.109/088559, 560, 561 & 566 of Rs.9/- each individual 4 (Four) were already sold by you on 11-12-1996, while conducting Bus No.AP-10-Z-89 on the route Asifabad to Hyderabad (via: Godavarikhani) vide way bill No.A0/5313449, dt. 11- 12-1996 tray No.ExP-32) has been re-issued by you on 07-1-97, while conducting Bus No.AP 10-Z-2106, on route Hyderabad-Asifabad (via: Godavarikhani) to the 4 (four) passengers boarded at Peddapalli and alighting at Godavarikhani, which is misconduct in terms of the Reg. No.28 (xxiii) of the APSRTC, Employees (CONDUCT) Reg. 1963. (iv) For having already closed SR upto stage No.19, i.e., GDK without completing the above issues, in a proper manner, which is a mis-conduct in terms of the Reg. 28(xxv) of the APSRTC, Employees (CONDUCT) Regulations, 1963.” The workman submitted his explanation to the charge sheet. However, having not satisfied with the explanation submitted by the workman, a detailed enquiry was conducted, and, ultimately, the workman was removed from service, by order dated 06.03.1997. Subsequently, in the review petition preferred by the workman, the workman was reinstated into service as a fresh conductor. Against denial of continuity of service, backwages and attendant benefits, the workman filed a claim petition under Section 2-A (2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, before the Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Godavarikhani, in I.D.No.166 of 2000. Before the Labour Court, no oral and documentary evidence was adduced on behalf of workman. On behalf of management, though no oral evidence was adduced, documents Exs.M1 to M26 are marked. The Labour Court, having found the charges leveled against the workman proved and that the workman was removed from service on earlier occasion also i.e., on 12.07.1982 and later reinstated into service without backwages as per the award passed in I.D.No.30 of 1990, passed the impugned award dated 18.07.2001 confirming the order passed in the Review Petition filed by the workman. Aggrieved thereby, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the impugned award and other material made available on record. This is a case of re-issue of tickets. Admittedly, prior to this present misconduct, the workman was censured four times, suspended once and removed from service twice, apart from deferring his annual increments once. However, by taking a lenient view, the workman was reinstated afresh by order in Review Petition. The Labour Court, after detailed consideration of the matter and re- appreciation of the documents placed before it, has rightly passed the impugned award dated 18.07.2001, confirming the order passed in Review Petition, and the same does not call for interference of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Thus, the writ petition is devoid of merits and is accordingly liable to be dismissed. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 10.02.2011 v v