Himachal Pradesh High Court issues notices to health dept

Notice is issued to health department officials and an emergency health services provider company on a petition against them for alleged non-compliance of its order

The Himachal Pradesh High Court today issued notices to health department officials and an emergency health services provider company on a petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against them for alleged non-compliance of its order.

The notices were issued to Secretary Health Prabodh Saxena, Director Health Services Beldave Thakur, Mission Director (National Health Mission) Hans Raj Sharma.

The notice was also issued to Mehul Sukumaran, State Head, GVK-EMRI (Emergency Management and Research Institute), TB, Sanatorium Complex, Dharampur, Solan.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan passed the order on a petition filed by HP 108 Contract Workers Union.

Earlier, the petitioner had filed a writ alleging that the respondents were not following labour laws and illegally terminating services of the employees.

The petition had sought reinstatement of terminated employees.

The high court had on March 14, 2014 directed the respondents to consider the petitioners for appointment keeping in view the experience they had gained while working on the post in question.

It was further alleged in the petition that despite the orders passed by the high court the state head of GVK-EMRI did not consider the case of terminated employees.

On April 9, 2015, the HC directed the employer not to terminate the services of the employees who had not completed their contractual period.

The petitioner alleged the orders were not complied with.