MUHAMMAD AFZAL ZULLAH, J.--Leave to appeal has been sought from Order dated 22nd October, 1984 of the Lahore High Court, whereby a Constitutional writ petition filed by the Punjab Urban Transport Corporation Limited (the petitioner herein) arising out of a disciplinary action against Muhammad Rafiq respondent, was dismissed.
2. The petitioner had taken strong disciplinary action against the respondent on a finding that he was guilty of misconduct. The matter was taken up by the Labour Court which interpreted the Inquiry Report against the petitioner as one of exoneration and the respondent was ordered to be reinstated with full back benefits. The petitioner having failed up to the High Court has now sought leave to appeal.
3. The Presiding Officer of the Labour Court when dealing with the Inquiry Report observed as follows: "In other words, absolving the petitioner from the charge of dishonesty the Enquiry Officer had found him guilty of an attempt of dishonesty."
4. The accusation against the respondent was that he had pocketed the amount realized from sale of tickets without issuing the proper tickets to the passengers of an omnibus, whereas he was serving as a conductor.
5. After hearing the learned counsel we consider it a fit case, inter alia, to examine whether the facts found in the Inquiry Report, which have not been disturbed do not constitute such misconduct a would be punishable with the penalty imposed on the respondent as also, the question whether the impugned orders do not suffer from misreading of evidence.