Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- Disposing of a petition filed by 40 employees against privatisation of the UT electricity department, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has directed the Chandigarh administration to finalise an employee transfer scheme in line with the Electricity Act.

The tribunal emphasised that the transfer scheme must comply with Sections 133 and 134 of the Electricity Act, ensuring that terms of transfer were not less favourable than those that would have applied had the transfer not occurred. It also stated that provisional employee transfers could take place before the final transfer.

The employees had argued that the draft scheme had not been finalised and needed further discussion with the private company taking o...