2024 INSC 934
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NON-REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 9279 OF 2014
BASTIRAM …APPELLANT(s)
VERSUS
RAJASTHAN STATE ROAD
TRANSPORT CORPORATION & ANR. …RESPONDENT(s)
J U D G M E N T
Rajesh Bindal, J.
1. The workman has filed the present appeal impugning the
judgment of the High Court1 whereby second appeal2 filed by the
respondents was allowed setting aside the concurrent judgment and
decree of the courts below.
2. Briefly, the facts available on record are that the appellant
was appointed as a conductor with the respondent no.1-Corporation3
1 High Court of Rajasthan at Jaipur 2 S.B. Civil Second Appeal No. 414 of 2007 3 Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation
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on 14.12.1979. He was dismissed from service on 03.11.1982 on
account of incorrect punching of tickets on one occasion and on three
occasions, passengers were found travelling without tickets when the
appellant was on duty. In appeal4, the order of dismissal was upheld
vide order dated 19.10.1983. Challenging the order of dismissal, the
appellant filed a civil suit in the Court of Additional Munsiff Magistrate–
II, Jaipur City on 26.04.1986. The suit was decreed on 31.03.2006. The
Trial Court5 held that the dismissal of the appellant was illegal as he was
not granted fair opportunity of hearing. The...