Strike call by ambulance unions illegal: Madras High Court

  • | Sunday | 9th June, 2019

By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: Terming a strike call by two ‘108’ ambulance workers unions in Tamil Nadu during Deepavali last year illegal, the Madras High Court has imposed costs of Rs 10,000 on the unions. A division bench of Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad was allowing a petition by P Selvarajan who said the strike was illegal. The court said the 108 Ambulance Workers Union and 108 Ambulance Workers Welfare Union, Tamil Nadu, should each pay costs of Rs 5,000 to the petitioner within 10 days, failing which the Madurai collector should take action under Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act. The service had been declared a ‘Public Utility Service’ under Section 2 (n) of Industrial Disputes Act. In its order, the bench said, “The unions have issued strike notices contrary to the statutory provisions, government order and the orders of this court.”

By Express News Service CHENNAI: Terming a strike call by two ‘108’ ambulance workers unions in Tamil Nadu during Deepavali last year illegal, the Madras High Court has imposed costs of Rs 10,000 on the unions. A division bench of Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad was allowing a petition by P Selvarajan who said the strike was illegal. The court said the 108 Ambulance Workers Union and 108 Ambulance Workers Welfare Union, Tamil Nadu, should each pay costs of Rs 5,000 to the petitioner within 10 days, failing which the Madurai collector should take action under Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act. The strike call was for higher pay and bonus. R Jayaprakash, petitioner’s counsel, submitted that GVK EMRI operates 930 ambulances and 41 bike ambulances and employed more than 4,750 persons. The service had been declared a ‘Public Utility Service’ under Section 2 (n) of Industrial Disputes Act. In its order, the bench said, “The unions have issued strike notices contrary to the statutory provisions, government order and the orders of this court.”

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