The first respondent herein was working as Conductor during the relevant period. He was conducting the bus bearing No.AP 10Z 6496 on 10.05.1999 on route Guntur – Bodhan. When the bus reached Kodad at stage No.19 a check was exercised. It is alleged that though the petitioner collected Rs.262/- from the batch of two adult passengers and two chargeable children at the rate of Rs.87/- towards adult fare (Rs.87 x 2 = 174/-) and Rs.44/- towards child fare (Rs.44 x 2 = 88/-) towards their journey from Guntur to Cheryal, but issued tickets worth of Rs.162/- and misappropriated a sum of Rs.100/-. A charge sheet dated 26.05.1999 was issued to the first respondent for which the first respondent submitted his explanation denying the charge. A domestic enquiry was conducted and the Enquiry Officer held that the charge levelled against the first respondent has been proved. Basing on the same, the disciplinary authority passed orders dated 12.11.1999 removing the first respondent from service. The said order was confirmed in appeal by the appellate authority, by order dated 28.04.2000. Then the first respondent challenged his removal order by raising an industrial dispute in I.D. No.58 of 2000 and the Labour Court-II, Hyderabad, by award dated 31.01.2003, holding that the charge levelled against the first respondent herein was not proved, set aside the removal order dated 12.11.1999 and directed the petitionerAPSRTC to reinstate the first respondent into service with full back wages, continuity of service and attendant benefits. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner-APSRTC filed the present writ petition.
