Holidays like TN govt's order for Kalam's death not applicable to pvt sector: Madras HC

Madras HC said that a holiday declared by the government under the Negotiable Instruments Act will not be directly applicable for private entities covered under the Factories Act.
The employees who did not turn up for work on such holidays will not be entitled to wages for that particular day, the HC said.
The petitioner declined the union’s request but offered an alternate in which if the workmen of the second shift and third shift agreed to work on August 8.
They further stated that the employees did not have the rights to have filed a claim petition under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act.
The case dates back to former president APJ Abdul Kalam’s demise on July 27, 2015 following which the state government had declared July 30, 2015, as a public holiday under the NI Act.

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