The ESMA (Essential service Maintenance Act) enacted by Parliament in 1981. The ESMA act provide for the maintenance of certain essential services and normal life of the community. The Act empowers Govt to arrest any group who instigate incites other persons to take part in, or otherwise acts in furtherance of a strike (which is illegal under this Act) shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or both.
The State as well as Central Government can invoke this Act, if any activity that obstruct normal life or certain essential services. It invoked against Delhi hospital strike in 2005 and 2007, 2008(airport strike) and 2009(trucker strike)
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