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The UT Powermen Union on Tuesday decided to observe one day strike on February 1 against privatisation of the electricity department. Gopal Dutt Joshi, general secretary, UT Powermen Union, said the petition filed by the employees is sub judice as the matter is pending in Punjab and Haryana High Court with the next date of a hearing scheduled for January 20. “This is a clear case of contempt of court. The UT administration has not brought the full facts of the case before the central government,” he added. The employees demanded that their service conditions, pay, pension, gratuity and allowances should be protected at every cost. Section 133 of Electricity Act 2003 makes it compulsory that under the favourable transfer scheme the service conditions of employees and staff must not be less favourable. |