Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 40 · Decided 22 January 2001
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation v. B.S. Hullikatti
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 40 · [2001] 1 S.C.R. 487
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 784/2001
- Decided
- 22 January 2001
- Bench
- B.N. KIRPAL, RUMA PAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Labour Law A B State Road Transport Corporation-Bus Conductor-Responsibility of- C Held he acts in fiduciary capacity-Must collect correct/are and deposit it­ Knowingly not collecting the fare or short-charging is misconduct. Road Transport Corporation-Bus Conductor-Short-charging-Issuing aside-Labour Court and High Court directed D reinstatement with full back wages-Appeal before Supreme Court-Held Conductor had earlier been found guilty as many as 36 times-The principle a/res ipsa loquitur, namely, thefaczs speak/or themselves, is clearly applicable in the instant case-Act of
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