Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports on JSEB employees' strike, a division bench of Chief Justice P C Tatia and Justice Jaya Roy issued notices to Chief Secretary S K Choudhary, JSEB Chairman S N Verma and to representatives of the striking employees.
The bench summoned them all tomorrow for hearing in the case.
The employees have gone on a flash strike since yesterday protesting against JSEB signing MoU with Tata Power and CESC giving them franchisee in power distribution system in Jamshedpur and Ranchi respectively.
The government has evoked Essential Services Maintenance Act following the stir.
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