No voting-day leave for Flipkart, BigBasket staff

Complainant said as per government order 19 April has been officially declared a public holiday under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

BySouth First Desk

Published Apr 19, 2024 | 6:39 AMUpdatedApr 19, 2024 | 6:39 AM

Flipkart employee

Flipkart and BigBasket are accused of allegedly not giving an off day to delivery boys on voting day on 19 April in Tamil Nadu. Chennai High Court lawyer K Narasimhan complained to the state EC that the companies were promising guaranteed delivery of orders on the voting day even though the state government had declared leave on that day.

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