Chandigarh administration imposes six-month ban on strike by electricity department employees

Chandigarh administration banned employees of its engineering department (electricity) from calling strikes for the next six months on Tuesday.

The order signed by Chandigarh’s adviser comes into effect immediately.

“The Administrator, UT, Chandigarh is satisfied that any strike in the employment of Engineering Department (Electricity Wing), U.T. Chandigarh, shall affect the distribution, transmission, operation and maintenance of supply of electricity which is an essential service to the community and is likely to adversely affect the distribution, transmission, operation and maintenance of supply of electricity to the public in the Union Territory of Chandigarh,” the order said.