After HC stay order, Kerala govt brings out ordinance to enforce salary cut

The court on Tuesday pointed out that salary is an employee's right and they have no clue of how the government will use this donated money.

The Kerala government will bring an ordinance to defer up to 25 per cent salaries of its employees after the High Court order barred it from taking a tougher cost-cutting measure during the coronavirus outbreak, said a minister on Monday.

Soon after the weekly cabinet meeting, State Finance Minister Thomas Issac told the media that the government has decided to come out with Disaster and Public Emergency Special Provisions Act which will give it the power to defer payment of salaries, up to 25 per cent of all state government employees.

"This is not against yesterday's high court order, instead we