SCA/10896/2025

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/10896/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 07/08/2025 2025:GUJHC:46570 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10896 of 2025 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M. K. THAKKER ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No yes ========================================================== THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, GUJARAT STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION Versus THE PRESIDENT, VINAYAK EMPLOYEES UNION ========================================================== Appearance: MS SEJAL K MANDAVIA(436) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M. K. THAKKER Date : 07/08/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. This petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the award passed by the learned Reference Court in Reference (IT) No.4 of 2023 dated 12.03.2025, whereby the learned Reference Court has set aside the punishment imposed in the departmental inquiry of stoppage of five years’ increments with future effect, and directed the present petitioner to pay the difference amount with interest at the rate o