The head of AIIMS, Professor Randeep Guleria, had asked the nurses to desist from the strike in view of Covid.
New Delhi:
The indefinite nurses’ strike at Delhi’s prestigious All-India Institute of Medical Sciences cannot continue, the High Court said today after the hospital sought legal help to end it. AIIMS, which previously appealed to nurses to end their strike in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, maintained that the strike was illegal and violated the Industrial Conflict Law. The hospital also claimed that the strike violated a previous court order prohibiting any such action by AIIMS employees.
Noting the hospital’s arguments, a single Justice Board judge, Navin Chawla, said the hospital was considering the nurses’ demands, but for now, they are being prevented from continuing to strike until new orders are issued. They were also sent a notice asking them to respond to the hospital’s appeal.
The hospital called the nurses to talk tonight.
The strike had begun yesterday by a list of 23 demands that was crowned by the revised salary in the Sixth Pay Committee.
Yesterday, AIIMS Director Professor Randeep Guleria asked the nurses to reconsider their strike in light of the Covid situation, especially since AIIMS is one of the key dedicated facilities for treating the disease.
The nurses, he said, had misinterpreted the rules of the Sixth Pay Commission. But the government was willing to consider their demands.
“I am very proud of the AIIMS family for the tremendous work done during COVID-19 … the nation is proud. Unfortunately, at this time of pandemic, the nurses union has gone on strike,” he had said in a message. video to the Hospital Nurses Union.
“However, it seems inappropriate that when a country is fighting a pandemic … the nurses union has decided to go on strike … I call on all of you to get back to work and really help us get ahead.” Said Professor Guleria.
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