[Resolved]  B. E. S. T. Undertaking — Compulsory Fine Levied

I had boarded BEST Bus No. 167 from Elphinston Station to Mahindra Towers, Worli on 13th August 2009 at around 9.45 am. The Bus was very much crowded and I was seated at the second front seat behind the driver. The conductor had already passed my side and there were lot of standees, so the conductor never came back for ticket. While I was seated, BEST's ticket checker boarded at Kamala Mill Bus Stop and started demanding ticket even while I was seated. I had to get down at Mahindra Towers Bus Stop and was to purchase my ticket once the crowd alighted at Kamla Mill/Gokul Nagar Bus stop. There was one more fellow passenger with similar case. In spite of my repeatedly saying that the conductor never approached for the ticket and while my stop had yet to come, I had every right to buy the ticket before I alighted at Mahindra Towers Bus Stop. However, the ticket checker forcibly collected fine of Rs. 33/- from me for a ticket of Rs. 3/-. I am a qualified C.A. and have never in my life paid any fine to BEST and today take this oath that will never board the said BEST Bus on route 167 for the humiliation caused.
Attached herewith is the scan copy of the fine receipt.