Labor Court Extends Interim Order Preventing Removal of 14 Temporary Council Employees

Kathmandu. The Labor Court has extended the interim order preventing the removal of 14 temporary employees who were dismissed from the Social Welfare Council.

The bench comprising Labor Court Chairman Janak Pandey and members Shailendra Kumar Chaurasia and Kumari Kharel extended the short-term interim order that prevented the immediate implementation of the decision to remove the workers.

The order stated, "Considering that the budget for their remuneration has been passed for the fiscal year 2082/83 and that the necessary process for permanent appointment to these positions has already been initiated, as evidenced by the documents attached to the case file, the petitioners should not be removed from the work they have been performing until the final verdict of the present case is reached, ensuring that the permanent appointment process is not hindered; the continuation of their employment is ordered."

Sunil Chand had filed the case demanding the cancellation of the decision to remove them from employment. The Council management had stopped them from working and removed them effective Magh 25, 2082.

Previously, a short-term order was issued by the court on Falgun 12. That order has been extended today. Fifty-four temporary contract employees had been working at the Council at various times since 2073. Among them, the then management had removed only 14 individuals.