KOCHI: Kerala High Court on Tuesday stayed the strike called by various trade unions on Thursday to protest against the Central government’s decision of disinvestment of its shares in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL).
Justice S V Bhatti issued the interim order on a petition filed by BPCL seeking a directive to the employees’ unions restraining them from resorting to a strike from 7 am on November 28 to 7 am on November 29. P Benny Thomas submitted that the unions could not have declared a strike in BPCL, which is a public utility service, during the pendency of conciliation proceedings before Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner, Kochi.
