High Court restrains Nurses' Strike In AIIMS, Issues Notice

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday restrained the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Nurses’ Union from continuing their indefinite strike, reported Bar and Bench. The order was passed by the single-judge Bench of Justice Navin Chawla on a petition by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

The AIIMS Nurses Union went on an indefinite strike on Monday, 14 December, afternoon, citing a list of demands that also include one related to the 6th Central Pay Commission, news agency ANI reported.

Dr Randeep Guleria, the Director of AIIMS, made an emotional request to the Nurses’ Union, which declared the strike, to “not go on strike and come back and work and help us get through the pandemic.”

“It's unfortunate the union has gone on a strike now, only a few months from when a vaccine will provide the solution.” he said, adding, "The nurses' union had put in 23 demands. Almost all the demands have been met by the AIIMS administration and the government."

The Union wrote a letter to the AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria demanding redressal of their grievances.

Director released a video message saying he was proud of the work being done by the healthcare workers in the time of pandemic urging them to rejoin duties. “The nurses’ union had put in 23 demands. Almost all the demands have been met by the AIIMS administration and the government,” Guleria said.

Interns and final year students from B.Sc Nursing & M.Sc Nursing students are being considered to be deployed in duty. While OPD services will function, some curtailments can be there as per availability of resident doctors and faculty by respective departments.