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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1968 Section 4

Penalty for Illegal Strikes

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Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1968 Section 4 is part of Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1968 - Penalty for Illegal Strikes. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Any person who commences a strike which is legal under this Act or goes or remains on, or otherwise takes part in, any such strike shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both.

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What does Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1968 Section 4 provide?

Section Section 4 of the Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1968 (Penalty for Illegal Strikes) is reproduced on this page as part of the Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1968. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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