 the essential services main- tenance bill, 1957(as introduced in lok sabha)  1957 (as introduced in lok sabra)a bill to proviie tor the maintenance of certain essentiaj services and the normal lite 0/ the community bz it enacted by parliament in the eighth year of the republic qi india as follows: -1 (1) this act may be called the essential services maintenance short d~~  cent _ act, 1957 d,doll 5 (2) it extends to the whole of india except the state of j antl'ftu and kashmir (3) it shall cease to have effect on the 31st day of december, 1958, save as respects things done or omitted to be done before that date 10 2 (1) in this act,-(a) "essential service" mean&-(i) any postal, telegraph or telephone service; (ii) any railway service or any other transport service ~or the carriage of passengers or goods by land, water or is air; (iii) any service connected with the operation or maintenance of aerodromes, or with the operation, repair or maintenance ot aircratt; (iv) any service connected with the loading, unloading, 20 movement or storage of goods in any port; (v) any service in any mint or security press; (vi) any service in any defence establishment of the government of india connected with the manufacture, storage or distribution of arms, ammunition or other military 2s stores or equipment; (vii) any service which the central government, bein, of opinion that strikes therein would prejudicially a1fect the maintenance of any public utility service or would - result in the infliction ot grave hardship on the community ao may, by notification in the official gazette, declare to be an essential service tor the purposes of ihis act;,; (b) "strike" means the cessation ot work by a body of persons employed in any essential service acting in combination or a concerted refusal or a refusal under a common understanding of any number of persons who are or have been so employed to continue to work or to accept employment s (2) every notification issued under sub-clause (vii) of clause ,(0) of sub-section (1) shall be laid before each house of parliament as soon ~s may be after it is made, and shall cease to oper,te at the expiration of forty days from the re-assembly of parliament unless before the expiration of that period a resolution approving the issue 10 of the nqtulcation is passed by both houses of parliament erplanation-where the houses of parliament are summoned to re-assemble on diftennt dates, the period of forty days shall bt reckoned from the later of those dates power to prohibit itrikes in c:crtain emplo)'jdcdti s (1) if the central government is satisfied that in the public is interest it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by general qr special order, prohibit strikes in any essential service specified in the order (2) an order made under sub-section (1) shall be published in such manner as the central government considers best calculated 20 to bring it to the notice of the pel"sod8 affected by the order (3) an omer made under sub-section (1) shall be ib torce for ~ moflths only, but tide central government rna" by a like order, ejttend  it for any period not exceeding six mon1lba it it is satisfied that in the public interest it is necessary or expedient so to do 25 (4) upon the issue of an order under sub-seetton (1),-,(0) no person employed in any essential service to which the order relates shall go or remain on strike; (b) any strike declared or commenced, whetber before or after the issue of the order, by persons employed in any such 30 service shall be illegal pawly for " any person who coiil11)ences a strike or remains or qtherwise iuoplltrikcl takes part in a strike which is illegal under this act ahali be punishaete with imprisonrnent for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both 35 pcdilly for inltiption etc 5 any person who instigates,' or incites other penolls to take part in, or otherwise acts in furtherance of, a strike which is illegal under' this act shall be punishable wuh ij:aprisonment for a term  which may extend ,to  one year, or with tine wjuch ulay etend to one thousand rup~, qr with botb • any person who knowingly expends or supplies any money in p~t>;"'for furtherance or support ot a strike which is illegal under this act ~~ aid shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend !~~~ to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, $ or with both , notwithstanding any1hing contained in the code of criminal power tc? , of i8~8 procedure, 1898, any police officer may arrest without warrant any ::'!:!; person who is reasonably suspected of having committed any oftence under this act 10 8 the provisions ot this act and of any order issued thereunder act to oyrshall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsisten~ therewith ~: other 14 of i~7 contained in the industrial disputes act, 1947, or in any· other law for the time beina in force  statement of objects and reasonsthe 'federation of posts and telegraphs employees and certain other organisations of central government servants have given notice that they will go on strike from the midnight of 8th of august, 1957 government have accepted their main demand for an enquiry into the structure and conditions of service of central government employees in spite of this, however, these employees have persisted in and reiterated their intention to go on strike it is necessary in this situation that government should have power to meet the emergency created by such attempts and ensure the maintenance of essential services and the normal life of the community the bill is an enabling measure it deftnies "essential services" and authorises the central government to prohibit strikes in such services it declares prohibited strikes to be illegal and provides for penalties for persons participating in such strikes as well as for persons instigating or financing such strikes the bill is an emergency measure and it has been provided that it will remain in force for a limited period g b pant new delhi; the 1st august, 1957 a bill to provide for the maintenance of certain essential services and the normal life of the community (shrl giifjind ballabh pant, minuter of home ajlairl) 