Is It Holiday For Hyderabad On 23-11-09 - PDF Download

Dear All,
Is there anybody from Hyderabad?
As the Greater Hyderabad elections are taking place on 23-11-09, is it holiday on 23-11-09 for private organizations?
Please let me know.
Regards,
Govardhan J

Hi Govardhan,
Yes! Holiday has been declared on 23-11-2009 due to GHMC elections. You can refer to today's DC newspaper (main page).
Regards,
Narendra

Not for all. Most of the private organizations didn’t declare till now. But if government is too keen on holiday.. they will declare it.

Hi Govardhan,
You can refer GO RT NO 1692 DATED 19-11-2009 SAYS
"GOVERNAMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH hereby declare the day of poll i.e. 23-11-2009(monday) as paid holiday to all the employees / workers employed in factories and shops and establishments falling under the areas covering under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal corporation where elections are being conducted on 23-11-2009(monday)."
regards
Ramesh Raju

Mr. Natureboy143,
Go through the posting of Mr. Ramesh Raju with YOUR EYES OPEN.
Regards,
Narendra

Naren,
My eyes are wide open..... think you can't able to see stright with your eyes. try to see with your opened eyes what is happening in the back also. this is indian more then that this is hyderabad brother. every body have their individual rules. I am working in MNC. in a very big IT park. when AP elections are their, We are their in the office and worked. bunch of employes. I took the same reference and replied above.
I think you know that my eyes are even more wide open.

Hi Mr.Ravi,
Please find GO attached
Regards
Ramesh raju

But does the Govt. of AP has authority to declare it a Holiday under section 135-B of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 ?
Section 135-B speaks only about Parliament and Assembly elections, it does not speak of local body elections. I strongly feel that Govt. has overreached their authority to declare a holiday.
-Punnam

Dear Punnam,
I am also of the same opinion. According to the section 135-B of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 wear to declare paid holidays on Parliamentary & Assembly elections. The Govt. of A P through its Chief Inspector of Shops & Establishment exercising his powers under section 31 sub-section 2 has declared this holiday. We are to examine this also.

R.N.Khola

Thank you R.N.Khola
Govt. declared holiday under section 31 sub-section 2 stating that it has to declare paid holiday under 135-B of Peoples Act 1951. To be on the safe side, we declare holiday today.
Next time, if this situation repeats i.e. (local elections), as a good corporate citizen, we will give flexibility to vote and come or go early to vote. Finally, individual employee has to deliver their citizen responsibility of voting and should not expect to get paid to deliver their responsibility.
Once again thank you for your opinion.
Punnam
-Punnam