Selection process of Karnataka labour institute director stayed by HC

Bengaluru: The notification to fill the post of director of Karnataka State Labour Institute (KSLI) based on the new bylaw on appointing only a retired IAS officer who has served in the Labour Department not below the rank of Labour Secretary or Commissioner has been stayed by the High Court of Karnataka.

Justice John Michael Cunha who was hearing the petition filed by the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh passed the interim order with this regard.

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh in his petition alleged that several radical amendments to the bylaws, rules and regulations of KSLI, an institute set up by the State government under the Societies Registration Act, were made illegally to suit only retired bureaucrats.

Prior to amendment, the rules mandated that a person having a PhD with research and teaching experience would be eligible for consideration.