IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2008 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 11745 of 2008(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.G. UDAYAN, S/O. GOPALAN, AGED 45 YEARS, DRIVER-II GRADE, K.S.R.T.C., ERNAKULAM AND RESIDING AT THUNDIPARAMBIL, P.O. CHEMPU, VAIKOM. BY ADV. SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, 3RD FLOOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (VIGILANCE), K.S.R.T.C., TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, ERNAKULAM. BY SRI. K. PRABHAKARAN - SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.11745 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of April, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner challenges the proceedings for recovery of an amount of Rs.6,978/- as loss caused to the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on account of the negligence caused by the petitioner in driving a KSRTC bus pursuant to disciplinary proceedings. Admittedly, there was an accident in which the bus driving by the petitioner collided with a lorry. Three authorities one of which is an independent Tribunal manned by a judicial officer has concurrently found that the petitioner was negligent and that the said amount was assessed as loss caused to the Corporation. Recovery of loss caused to the Corporation is also one of the punishments stipulated in the Rules. It is settled law in disciplinary proceedings unless it is a case of no evidence or perverse appreciation of evidence this Court cannot interfere in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of W.P.(c)No.11745/08 2 India. On going through the impugned orders I am unable to hold that the same suffers from either. That being so, I do not find any merit in this writ petition and accordingly the same is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.11745/08 3