Chennai, July 03: Even as the Tamil Nadu government invoked the provisions of ESMA against some of its striking employees, the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Subordinate Officers Association today filed a petition in madras high court to restrain the government from arresting employees under the act. In the petition, the association's president, P Dhandapani also sought a direction to declare invoking of ESMA as unconstitutional and ultra vires, saying it violated the fundamental rights as guaranteed under the constitution.
He also sought to restrain the state from registering or arresting government employees, including members of his association under the act.
The petitioner also prayed for staying operations of the act till disposal of the petition, which is likely to come up for hearing tomorrow.
The Tamil Nadu government employees yesterday commenced an indefinite strike, protesting against curtailment of allowances and pensionary benefits. Bureau Report