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Industrial dispute--- ---- Dismissal from service---Employee who was conductor of bus, was dismissed from service after holding enquiry against him on charge of non-­issuance of ticket to as many as 43 passengers---Each ticket being worth Rs.2.50, an amount of Rs.107 was thus embezzled---Employee was dismissed from service after holding domestic enquiry against him which enquiry was in order and non-issuance of tickets to passengers was admitted by employee--­Mere fact of non-issuance of tickets to passengers was enough to establish dishonesty of employee -and same by itself was sufficient reason for his dismissal from service. M. Latif Saghar for Respondents. Date of hearing: 18th April, 1995. DECISION This appeal is directe4 against the order of Fourth Sindh Labour Court, Karachi, whereby the grievance petition of respondent Matloob Ahmed was allowed. He was ordered to be reinstated in service with all the back benefits. 2. The facts in brief are that the respondent was appointed as a conductor in the appellant Karachi Transport Corporation. While the respondent was on duty on the bus running on the usual route, the Checking Party of the appellant boarded the bus for a surprise check. They checked the passengers for the tickets. They found that 43 passengers were traveling in the bus without any ticket, while the un-punched tickets were in possession of the conductor. Each ticket was worth Rs.2.50. An amount of Rs.107 was thus embezzled. The conductor was charge-sheeted on 2-12-1989 for non-issue of tickets to 43 passengers and after conducting the domestic enquiry against him he was dismissed on 5-5-1991. The case of the…

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