{"id":6729,"date":"2025-08-05T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T04:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/karnataka-bus-strike-rolls-out-despite-high-court-order\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:48:54","slug":"karnataka-bus-strike-rolls-out-despite-high-court-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/karnataka-bus-strike-rolls-out-despite-high-court-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka Bus Strike Rolls Out Despite High Court Order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Defying the Karnataka High Court&rsquo;s interim order to defer their proposed strike, the Joint Action Committee of Road Transport Corporation Workers&#39; Unions began a state-wide strike on Tuesday (August 5), causing major disruptions across Karnataka.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">The strike, called by unions, for settlement of long-pending demands for wage revision and payment of 38 months&rsquo; salary arrears, went ahead despite the court&rsquo;s direction on Monday (August 4) to postpone the protest until further hearing. The court issued this interim order in response to a petition filed by concerned citizens, citing public inconvenience. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Despite the government&#39;s prohibitory notification under the Karnataka Essential Services Maintenance Act, published on August 3, the unions maintained their decision to strike, citing unresolved grievances.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">The division bench of <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><strong>Justice K.S. Mudgal and Justice M.G.S. Kamal<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">, issued notices to the state and transport corporations, noting that talks with the Chief Minister and the transport department were still ongoing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">The unions had earlier written to the Chief Minister on July 15, indicating their intent to strike. The counsel for the transport corporations reminded the court of a similar strike in 2020, which had been halted by judicial intervention, and warned that accepting the unions&rsquo; demands retroactively from 2020 could impose a \u00e2\u201a\u00b92,000 crore burden on the state.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Ongoing conciliation proceedings before the labour court are scheduled for a hearing on August 7.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">With over 1.1 crore commuters depending on state-run buses&mdash;40 lakh in Bengaluru alone&mdash;the strike has had a far-reaching impact. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) MD, Akram Pasha confirmed the enforcement of a <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><strong>&lsquo;no work, no pay&rsquo; policy,<\/strong><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\"><strong>while <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) MD, R. Ramachandran, urged employees to stay on duty, emphasizing transport as an essential service.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n \n \n \n <p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defying the Karnataka High Court&rsquo;s interim order to defer their proposed strike, the Joint Action Committee of Road Transport Corporation Workers&#39; Unions began a state-wide strike on Tuesday (August 5), causing major disruptions across Karnataka. 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