A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed before the Kerala High Court, raising concerns about the frequent strikes by the employees of the Kerala Emergency Medical Services Project (108 Ambulance) – KANIV.
The petitioner argued that these strikes were affecting the emergency ambulance services in the state.
The court, comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S Manu, took note of the issue and observed that the repeated calls for strikes by the unions would have repercussions on critical medical care.
The court directed the Finance Secretary and the Health Minister to hold a meeting with all stakeholders to resolve the issue.
Pursuant to the court’s direction, a meeting was convened by the Health Minister, and it was decided that the State Government would release Rs 40 crore for implementing the KANIV Project.
The Director of Health Services and the Managing Director of the Kerala Medical Services Corporation were directed to submit a proposal for placing the matter before the special working group for revised administrative sanction for the additional required amount.
Considering that the State Government had acknowledged the issue and taken steps to resolve it, the court disposed of the PIL.
The court observed that further intervention and issuing of directions at this stage were not necessary.
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