Hyderabad: The state government sought permission of the AP High Court to allow it to treat the 38-day strike by Seemandhra employees of the AP Secretariat as earned leave.
The government has moved an affidavit urging the court to modify its orders issued in a writ by G. Yadaiah, a social activist, seeking implementation of GO 177 (no work no pay) to deal with the employees’ strike.
The government informed the court that an unprecedented situation had arisen following the Centre’s decision to bifurcate the state.
The government brought to the notice of the court that in 2012, a miscellaneous application was filed seeking modification of the orders to treat the 42-day strike of Telangana employees as earned leave.
It submitted that the court consider that plea by modifying its earlier order in the writ petition by allowing the Group of Ministers to take a decision on the strike period of Telangana employees.
The government urged the court to treat the case similarly in order to avoid discrimination against the employees of the forum.
