The Superior Courtroom of Karnataka revoked the suspension of a transport agent that was penalized for taking a quick nap at work after being carried out to work double shifts for 2 months in a row.
In line with a report by Occasions of India, Choose M Nagaprasanna dominated that the suspension order issued by Kalyana Karnataka Highway Transport Company (KKRTC) was unfair, because the agent, Chandrashekar, had been working 16 -hour shifts every day for 60 consecutive days and not using a break.
A video of him asleep had gone viral, which led to a disciplinary motion.
The court docket emphasised that sleep and relaxation are basic rights, acknowledged below the Structure and worldwide labor legal guidelines. “If an worker is compelled to work past the legally allowed hours, exhaustion is inevitable. Penalize the petitioner for a quick nap in such excessive circumstances is unfair,” stated Choose Nagaprasanna based on the publication.
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Chandrashekar, who has served as a Karnataka state transport agent in Koppal since 2016, was suspended on July 1, 2024, after a surveillance report that cited him for sleeping throughout service hours. Defending his case, he argued that extended working hours had left him disadvantaged of sleep.
The KKRTC argued that his viral video had tarnished his fame. Nonetheless, the court docket rejected this argument, stating that the duty was with administration for imposing extreme work hours. He reaffirmed that labor legal guidelines require an eight -hour workday and a 48 -hour work week, aside from distinctive instances.
“The agreements within the Worldwide Labor Group, of which India is a component, acknowledges the steadiness between work and life. Work hours shouldn’t exceed 48 hours every week and eight hours a day, besides in distinctive circumstances, stated the choose based on Toi.
Calling the suspension “unfair and missing in good religion”, the court docket restored Chandrashekar and gave him all of the related advantages, together with subsequent funds and continuity of the service.
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