Petition Banning Strikes Affecting Essential Services To Be Heard On Jan 15

Petition Banning Strikes Affecting Essential Services To Be Heard On Jan 15 12 Jan 2009, 1529 hrs IST, TIMESOFINDIA.COM NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has set January 15 as the date when the apex court will hear the petition on truckers’ strike that is in its eight day. "We are watching the situation and will hear the case on January 15," the apex court said on the petition. The petition in the Supreme Court seeks a ban on all strikes that affect essential services. The strike by tens of thousands of truckers has entered its eighth day on Monday after some key union officers were arrested, but deliveries of essential goods and commodities resumed in several states. The striking truckers are calling for cuts in taxes, tolls and diesel prices as they struggle with waning demand in a slowing economy. More than 70 percent of freight in the country moves by road, and truckers had benefited from a booming economy. While the truckers' strike is expected to disrupt supplies for manufacturing and construction, it is likely to have only a limited impact on inflation, which is at a 10-month low. A three-day truckers' strike last July pushed up prices of produce, and a week-long strike in 2004 slowed industrial growth.

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