https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302813 Employees of a State Transport Corporation, treated as a public utility service, could not lawfully resort to strike in breach of the Industrial Disputes Act's restrictions. The strike was initiated on only 14 days' notice, without compliance with the statutory conditions applicable to public utility services, and during admitted conciliation proceedings. The Court also considered the disruption caused to the travelling public, particularly in rural areas, and applied the settled principle that employees in essential public services do not have a right to strike in a manner that paralyses those services. The strike was declared illegal and the employees were directed to resume duties forthwith. en-us Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 19 Jun 2022 21:02:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302813 Employees of a State Transport Corporation, treated as a public utility service, could not lawfully resort to strike in breach of the Industrial Disputes Act's restrictions. The strike was initiated on only 14 days' notice, without compliance with the statutory conditions applicable to public utility services, and during admitted conciliation proceedings. The Court also considered the disruption caused to the travelling public, particularly in rural areas, and applied the settled principle that employees in essential public services do not have a right to strike in a manner that paralyses those services. The strike was declared illegal and the employees were directed to resume duties forthwith. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302813