Taking cognisance of a petition alleging that the strike by the roadways employees’ union had thrown life out of gear, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice to the state of Haryana, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and other respondents.
The court also clubbed together other related cases, including contempt petition against employees’ union and other respondents.
The developments before the Bench of Chief Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Arun Palli took place on a petition filed in public interest by advocate Arvind Seth against Haryana and other respondents.
Raising concerns about inconvenience caused to people in Haryana due to the ongoing strike, Seth asserted that the situation might worsen “on account of a call given by various government employees unions of Haryana to join the strike”.
Appearing on behalf of the state and other respondents, Additional Advocate-General Deepak Balyan accepted the notice.
The Bench then asserted that the office-bearers of the Haryana Roadways Employees Union and Haryana Parivahan Karamchari Sangh Union were to appear in connection with a contempt petition in the high court on November 2; and directed the listing of the matter before it.
Senior advocate Anupam Gupta was appointed amicus curiae or the “friend of the Court” in the matter.
