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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1994 Section 5

Penalty for Instigation, Etc.

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Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1994 Section 5 is part of Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1994 - Penalty for Instigation, Etc.. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Any person who instigates, or incites any other person to take part in, or otherwise acts in furtherance of refusal to work in any essential service, such refusal being illegal under this Act shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees or with both.

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What does Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1994 Section 5 provide?

Section Section 5 of the Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1994 (Penalty for Instigation, Etc.) is reproduced on this page as part of the Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1994. 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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