Two-day strike Kerala govt issues dies-non order hours after HC directive
Thiruvananthapuram Mar 28 PTI Hours after the Kerala High Court directed the Left administration in the state to take steps to prevent its employees from abstaining from duty as part of the two-day nationwide strike the government on Monday issued a dies-non order Chief Secretary V P Joy in an order said the unauthorised absence of employees participating in the strike will be treated as dies-non under Rule 14 A of Part 1 of Kerala Service Rules As per Rule 14 A of Part I of Kerala Service Rules the period of unauthorised absence of an officer on account of participation in a strike shall be treated as dies-non no work no pay The order also said no leave of any kind will be granted to government employees unless there is sickness of the individual or relatives like wife children father and mother The order also said the district collectors heads of departments district police chiefs etc will take action to give protection to those not on strike and to ensure unhindered access to government offices and institutions and to avoid overcrowding in front of the gates of the offices The government order noted that the High Court has declared the ongoing strike as illegal and directed the government to prevent employees from engaging in strikes The High Court has directed the LDF government to prevent its employees from abstaining from duty as part of the two-day nationwide strike The court said government servants should not engage in any concerted or organised slowdown of work A Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly directed the state to also issue orders enabling the operation of vehicles so that employees can report for duty The strike — on March 28 and 29 — has been called by the joint platform of central trade unions against the anti-worker anti-farmer anti-people and anti-national policies of the central government The first day of the hartal was near total in the state PTI RRT RRT HDA HDA
Thiruvananthapuram Mar 28 PTI Hours after the Kerala High Court directed the Left administration in the state to take steps to prevent its employees from abstaining from duty as part of the two-day nationwide strike the government on Monday issued a dies-non order Chief Secretary V P Joy in an order said the unauthorised absence of employees participating in the strike will be treated as dies-non under Rule 14 A of Part 1 of Kerala Service Rules As per Rule 14 A of Part I of Kerala Service Rules the period of unauthorised absence of an officer on account of participation in a strike shall be treated as dies-non no work no pay The order also said no leave of any kind will be granted to government employees unless there is sickness of the individual or relatives like wife children father and mother The order also said the district collectors heads of departments district police chiefs etc will take action to give protection to those not on strike and to ensure unhindered access to government offices and institutions and to avoid overcrowding in front of the gates of the offices The government order noted that the High Court has declared the ongoing strike as illegal and directed the government to prevent employees from engaging in strikes The High Court has directed the LDF government to prevent its employees from abstaining from duty as part of the two-day nationwide strike The court said government servants should not engage in any concerted or organised slowdown of work A Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly directed the state to also issue orders enabling the operation of vehicles so that employees can report for duty The strike — on March 28 and 29 — has been called by the joint platform of central trade unions against the anti-worker anti-farmer anti-people and anti-national policies of the central government The first day of the hartal was near total in the state PTI RRT RRT HDA HDA
