After a series of meetings between representatives of the government and members of JACTO-GEO met with failure, Tamil Nadu government moved a plea to the Madras High Court as well as Madurai bench of Madras High Court seeking to prohibit the indefinite strike which begins from December 4. The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed the plea of Tamil Nadu government, while the Madurai Bench has decided to hear the case at around 1 pm.

The Madras High Court stated that the government knows how to handle the issue, and asked the government to file a petition. 

Earlier, both the state ministers and the opposition leader MK Stalin requested the government employees not to initiate the strike at a time when Cyclone Gaja relief works are on.

The JACTO -GEO had also been demanding the long-pending dues, including the pension of retired employees and the arrears to be paid as per the wage revision over the past seven years. Government employees have also demanded reintroduction of the old pension scheme.