Guj govt assures action regarding GM India's Halol plant

The state government has told the Gujarat High Court that it would examine the legal aspects of the dispute between the management of General Motors India and its employees and take action in four weeks.
Justice G R Udhwani yesterday disposed of a petition filed by the employees union following GM India's decision to stop production at its Halol plant in Gujarat from tomorrow, after the government assured that it will examine the matter.
The General Motors Employees Union had moved the court seeking its direction to the government to move the industrial tribunal after conciliation proceedings between the employees and the management failed.

The government told the court that it was examining the conciliation proceedings report submitted by Vadodara labour commissioner, and based on it it will examine the matter "under appropriate provisions of law within next four weeks".
The union had alleged that the government, under the influence of the company, was dragging the matter.
A conciliation meeting on April 17 failed, but the government was yet to move the industrial tribunal against this, the petition said.
Only the industrial tribunal has the adjudication to settle disputes between the employees union and the company, it said.
GM India had last week announced that it will stop production at Halol plant on April 28, as it was consolidating manufacturing at its Talegaon facility in Maharashtra.