India Railways.
(As per standard list).
Sub.: Inter-divisional transfer of ticket checking staff and other staff in mass
contact areas.
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1. In terms ... existing instructions ticket checking staff detected to be indulging in malpractices, are required to be invariably sent on inter-divisional inter-railway transfer
respondent, inasmuch as the same is only relatable
to ticket checking staff indulging in malpractices and also with regard
to staff in mass contact areas ... respondent herein is not posted as ticket checking staff nor in a
mass contact area. He is working as an Engineer in the Electricity
Department
basis of the said circular, an exception has been drawn. Ticket Checking Staff detected to be indulging in malpractices had been taken ... obvious that what was provided was that so far as Ticket Checking Staff detected to be indulging in malpractices is concerned, they could be transferred
Statement of allegations
On 16/17.7.86 a Special Ticket Checking drive was
conducted on 30 DN by Central Ticket Checking
squad of Railway ... duty along with TTE Tajinder Singh and
CTI Ram Lal. While checking tickets in the 1st class coach they
were informed by R.C. Saxena
tickets who was still in the process
of issuing the tickets.
11. The allegation of the management that the workman had not
issued tickets ... checking staff, therefore, the said act of the checking staff is
of great significance as it fails to conclusively establish that the tickets were
handed
failed to issue
ticket to the said passenger even after collecting the ticket fare of
Rs.2/- from him. The checking staff recorded the statement ... fare before issuing ticket. He
has also stated that workman had issued ticket to him in the
meantime checking staff snatched ticket from his hand
Checking Team demanded the unpunched ticket, he refused to give
unpunched ticket and later gave punched tickets.
5. It was further alleged that when ... tickets
sold till no. 39144 were sold, checked and punched. The
checking officials took valid tickets from the passenger
and made a false challan against
issued ticket of
right denomination when the bus was checked by
the checking officials. The checking staff had
closed the number of way bill ... tickets sold till
no. 39144 were sold, checked and punched. The
checking officials took valid tickets from the
passenger and made a false challan against
compelled or pressurized to hand over the un-
punched ticket to the checking staff. The handing over of un-
punched ticket by respondent to checking ... fact that
the Appellant handed over one unpunched ticket to the checking staff
voluntarily, and this should be taken to be an admission
basis of the said circular, an exception has been drawn. Ticket Checking Staff detected to be indulging in malpractices had been taken ... obvious that what was provided was that so far as Ticket Checking Staff detected to be indulging in malpractices is concerned, they could be transferred
