The Telangana Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1971
The Telangana Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1971
The Telangana Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1971, regulates employee strikes in crucial sectors like water supply, public health, electricity, and sanitation within the state of Telangana. It applies directly to public utility workers in these essential fields, as well as anyone who encourages or financially supports strikes. This legislation matters because it empowers the state government to ban strikes in the public interest to prevent severe disruptions to daily life. Violators face immediate arrest without a warrant, fines, and imprisonment. By prioritizing public welfare, this law overrides general labor laws to ensure these essential community services continue running without interruption.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Power to prohibit strikes in certain employments.
- 4. Penalty for illegal strikes.
- 5. Penalty for instigation etc.
- 6. Penalty for giving financial aid to illegal strikes.
- 7. Power to arrest without warrant.
- 8. Act to override other laws.
- 9. Repeal of Andhra Pradesh Ordinance 1 of 1971.
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