perform watch and ward duty, stated that he was habitual
absentee from duty and was to remain absent from duty.
Respondent further claimed before ... that
petitioner-workman was not performing his duty properly and was
habitual absentee. While placing reliance upon the documents,
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RW-1 stated that since
notices the respondent's
submission that he was not a habitual absentee. His absence from work
could not be termed as unauthorized ... none. Merely because the respondent may
not have been a habitual absentee, his misconduct in question cannot be
brushed aside
Tribunal, contending that the
appellant was gainfully employed; that she was habitually absentee; that
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her conduct and behaviour was not good; that she used ... cited by the Counsel for the
respondents, was a case of habitual absentee who was absent for a period
of 105 days and was dismissed
illegal and unjust.
It is also submitted that the Workman is habitual absentee
with past 14 misconduct cases.
I have considered the submission with care ... Corporation to run
day-to-day work. The Workman is a habitual absentee and
the same is evident from the history sheet.
In my opinion
Dismissal was on ground the workman was
guilty of being a habitual absentee. Finding that on the
several occasions the workman was absent, leave ... documents (Ext. V, Q) the applicant has agreed that he
was habitual absentee due to his physical problem but it
cannot be considered as self
further enquiry, it was revealed that the
workman was a habitual absentee and he was even shown absent for 51 days during the
period ... absent from the
duty without any information and he is a habitual absentee and keeping in view all these
facts the competent authority decided
Singh, (2004) SCC 574. It was also
not a case of habitual absenteeism and the facts were clearly
distinguishable from the case reported ... Udayakumar, (2008)I SCC 224, wherein it was held that habitual
absenteeism means the gross violence of the discipline. There is no
allegation
past leave record of the workman shows that he was a
habitual absentee. He has submitted that workman
remained absent for a period ... days in the year 1991 which
shows that he was a habitual absentee.
24. I am unable to accept this contention
already accepted his guilt and kept mum for
long years. The habitual absenteeism cannot be encouraged by taking
lenient view. During the last three years
enquiry held exparte and the finding of guilty of misconduct for habitual absenteeism are to be kept intact, yet the punishment imposed on the petitioner
