Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 9: The Government has revoked Essential Services Maintenance Ordinance (ESMO) against the agitating employees with immediate effect.
In an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) today, it was directed to the all concerned for the revocation of cases registered under the provisions of ESMO, 2001 (1944 AD), against the Government employees who participated in protests/ strikes during 2013-14.
The instructions were also passed by the secretary, GAD, M A Bukhari for treatment of the period of unauthorised absence from duties of the employees involved in instigation/ participation in protests/ strikes during this period, as leave whatever kind due to them.
On the basis of the representations received from employees unions/ associations, the matter was placed before the competent authority which decided to take lenient view against them. The decision to treat strike period as break in service/ dies-non was withdrawn.
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