SCA/18384/2023

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/18384/2023 JUDGMENT DATED: 23/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38994 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18384 of 2023 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================ DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, ST CORPORATION, BHAVNAGAR Versus RAMESHCHANDRA S SOLANKI ================================================================ Appearance: MS SEJAL K MANDAVIA(436) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR MUKESH H RATHOD(2432) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI Date : 23/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. By way of this, the petitioner has prayed to quash and set aside the impugned order dated 23.12.2021 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal, Bhavnagar in Reference (IT) No.39 of 2009. 2. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned advocate Mr.Mukesh H. Rathod waives service of notice of rule for and on behalf of the respondent. Heard learned advocate Ms.Sejal Mandavia for the petitioner and learned advocate Mr.Mukesh H. Page 1 of 9 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:30:14 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/18384/2023 JUDGMENT DATED: 23/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38994 Rathod for the respondent. Perused the record. 3. With the consent of the learned advocates for the respective parties, the petition is taken up for final hearing today. 4. It is submitted by learned advocate for the petitioner that respondent was employed with the petitioner as a conductor since 1997. The respondent was charge-sheeted for the offence of misappropriation of Rs.57/-. The charges levelled against t