Kolkata Court May 1997 Judgments

Kasim Ali Vs. Indian Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. and ors.

Court: Kolkata

Reported in: (1998)IILLJ97Cal

ORDERGitesh Ranjan Bhattacharjee, J.1. In this writ petition the petitioner who was a driver employed in Burnpur Works under the respondent Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. prays for quashing the impugned final order of discharge dated November 15, 1990 issued by the Executive Director (Works) of the respondent Company and also prays for reinstatement in service. The petitioner joined the service in the said Company in July, 1982 as a helper to driver and was thereafter appointed as driver. A charge sheet dated June 8, 1989 was issued to the petitioner by the Deputy General Manager which is Annexure B to the writ petition. The allegation in the charge sheet is that on June 5, 1989 in D shift the petitioner was assigned to drive truck No.WMH 6238 for Power Engineering Department and at about 12.35 p.m. on that date while he was taking out the said truck unauthorisedly through New Gate he was stopped by Security staff for checking and on' checking, nine pieces of billets and some steel...