In its interim injunction, the Bombay High Court on December 3 restrained the association from holding demonstrations, hunger strikes and relay fasts at the bank's headquarters and branches until further orders.
The trigger for the agitation by the officers' association was the SBI chairman's August statement about his plan to introduce seven-day banking to meet the challenges of growing competition.
Though the members of the association did not go on strike, they protested through demonstrations and a call to officers not to cooperate with the proposed changes by the management.
While granting interim injunction, judge S J Kathawalla said the association had the liberty to write to the SBI management to refer disputes to a mediator.
SBI, the order said, could refer the matter to a senior advocate specialising in labour matters for mediation.
The court will take up the matter again on Tuesday (December 18).
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