' The decision dated 26th October, 1982 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No, 5, Faisalabad Camp at Sargodha has been challenged in this appeal, whereby the grievance petition of the appellant for his re-instatement in service was dismissed.
2. Bus No, 9717 conducted by the appellant was checked on 16th December, 1981 at Renala Khurd and seven passengers were found without tickets from whom the appellant had realised fare. The statements of the passengers were recorded on the spot by the checker and they deposed that they had paid fare to the appellant. The plea of the . Appellant was that the seven passengers had got into the bus at a distance of 100 yards only from the place of checking and that he had not recovered any fare from them. He also pleaded that the witnesses had refused to give statements saying that they had got into the bus from a very short distance. On the other hand the checker said that the appellant prevented the passengers from signing the statements saying that they shall have to appear in the Court. No enmity was suggested by the appellant with the checker before the learned lower Court. so why the checker should have falsely implicated him and had gone to the extent of fabricating false statements of the passengers. The checker's statement, therefore, appears to be correct that the passengers had said that they had paid fare and they did not put signatures because the appellant bewildered them by saying that they shall have to appear before the Court. The appellant said that he made complaint against the District Manager but did not say whether before or after he was charge-sheeted or dismissed. If he had, before he was charge-sheeted or dismissed. Made any complaint, he would have taken this plea at the proper time. So, all this appears to be afterthought. The employer and the learned lower Court were justified in relying upon the report and evidence of the checker.
3. As a result, the appeal has no force and is dismissed.