Hyderabad, Nov.11 (Maxim News): The Telangana High Court on Monday heard the case related to the ongoing TSRTC strike. The State government submitted an affidavit in the case and told the court that the advice made by the court to pay Rs.47 crore for addressing four of the total demands of the workers was not feasible. It also said if the State government agreed to pay Rs 47 crore to the workers, the total amount of compulsory payments and loans would come up to Rs 2,909 crore and would not end with the payment of the said amount .
The State government also made it clear to the High Court that the impasse over the ongoing strike would continue if the workers did not have flexibility in holding talks with the State government. The State government also submitted a copy of the proceedings of the State Cabinet to privatize the routes that fall under the corporation.
The High Court said it would hear the cases related to the strike and issuance of a private permits simultaneously. It also said the hearing related to extension of Dasara holidays due to the ongoing strike was concluded.
Meanwhile, the counsel for the petitioner PV Krishnaiah requested the court to declare the ongoing strike of the RTC as illegal. This has prompted the court to shoot back the question as to how it would declare the strike as illegal? Responding to the question, Krishnaiah told the Court that the corporation comes under ESMA and added that the strike was illegal as per the said Act. The court then asked the counsel to submit a government order declaring the Corporation as a part of ESMA in order to consider it as an emergency service. The court later adjourned the matter to Tuesday. (Maxim News)
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