The Patan High Court has prohibited any sort of protest activities inside banks. The Patan High Court today issued an interim order not to organise any type of strike in bank offices as the banking sector comes under the essential sector.
A single bench of judge Tek Narayan Kunwar issued the interim order not to organise any type of strike hampering daily activities of any offices. Earlier, Upendra Bahadur Karki – on the behalf of a microfinance institution ‘NADEP Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha’ – had filed a writ petition against the employees' organisation NADEP Laghubittiya Sanstha, at the Supreme Court, which has has called both sides – the writ petitioner and trade unions – for discussion on January 1.
The order also reads that protest inside banks is against the Essential Service Operation Act 2014, which has kept banking sector as a sector that provides essential service to the public. “Banking sector comes under essential service provider,” the order reads, adding that no one should organise activities that directly affect operation of a bank and its service.
A single bench of judge Tek Narayan Kunwar issued the interim order not to organise any type of strike hampering daily activities of any offices. Earlier, Upendra Bahadur Karki – on the behalf of a microfinance institution ‘NADEP Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha’ – had filed a writ petition against the employees' organisation NADEP Laghubittiya Sanstha, at the Supreme Court, which has has called both sides – the writ petitioner and trade unions – for discussion on January 1.
The order also reads that protest inside banks is against the Essential Service Operation Act 2014, which has kept banking sector as a sector that provides essential service to the public. “Banking sector comes under essential service provider,” the order reads, adding that no one should organise activities that directly affect operation of a bank and its service.
