THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMA MOHANA RAO W.A.No.385 of 2011 JUDGMENT (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) This appeal is directed against an order dated 08.02.2011 passed in W.P.No.18558 of 2004, wherein the learned single Judge while dismissing the writ petition confirmed the award dated 03.04.2004 passed by the Industrial-cum-Labour Court, Anantapur, in I.D.No.51 of 2011. 2. The appellant while working as Conductor in Dharmavaram Depot of the Corporation was served with a charge memo on 23.01.1998 on the ground of certain cash and ticket irregularities. Subsequently, he was served with two charge sheets dated 17.02.1998 and 28.03.1998. The appellant submitted his explanation to the same. An enquiry was conducted into the charges levelled against him and ﬁnally, he was removed from service vide proceedings dated 26.08.1998. Challenging the said proceedings, he ﬁled I.D.No.51 of 2001. The Labour Court after taking into consideration the proven charges against the appellant, conﬁrmed the order of removal. When the appellant challenged the award in the above writ petition, the learned single Judge having held that the appellant indulged in cash and ticket irregularities by altering the S.Rs and involved in corrupt practices by defrauding the revenue of the Corporation, conﬁrmed the award of the Labour Court. 3. In view of the gravity of the charges, which were held proved against the appellant and the ﬁndings recorded by both the Labour Court and the learned single Judge that he involved in corrupt practices, we are of the view that the order of removal against the appellant is found to be sustainable. Therefore, we do not ﬁnd any inﬁrmity in the order impugned warranting interference by this Court. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is dismissed. No costs. ______________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _________________________ NOOTY RAMA MOHANA RAO, J Date:28.11.2011 sj