Supreme Court of India

The Depot Manager, Apsrtc v. B. Swamy

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Reported as [2007] 4 S.C.R. 764
Bench B.P. Singh and P.K. Balasubramany An JJ.
Decided 3 April 2007

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Service Law ,.. c Dismissal-Bus conductor-Found guilty of issuing tickets of lower · denomination than the actual fare to I 6 illiterate female passengers- Dismissed from service-Labour Court holding misconduct as proved and justifying removal-High Court holding the punishment as of excess gravity and terming the incident as accidental and solitary in long career of employee, directing his fresh appointment-Held: Mere fact that this was first occassion when the respondent was caught, is no ground to hold that it was accidental- Conductor of a bus enjoys faith reposed in him-He performs only

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