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Fill vacancies for blind disabled within 3 Months'  The Times of India

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the

Allahabad high court,

on Friday, stayed all the appointments in the state government for the next three months, until the backlog vacancies of the blind and disabled persons

have been filled up.

 

"The state government or its authorities shall not fill up any vacancy within the domain of the state government or instrumentalities unless from the initial

stage that is from the stage of advertisement of posts for recruitment to fill up the posts, reservation of 3 per cent under Persons with Disabilities

(equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) Act, 1995 is earmarked and simultaneously filled up from open recruitment process,''

said the division bench of Justice Devi Prasad Singh and Justice V K Dixit.

 

The court directed the state government to identify the backlog vacancies for such categories within two months and thereafter, fill them up in the next

one month. It directed principal secretary, personnel department, Kunwar Fateh Bahadur and principal secretary, Viklang Kalyan, R P Singh, who were present

in the court, to file personal affidavit indicating action taken by the state government. It directed the government to issue a circular in this regard

within one week.

 

The judges cautioned the state government that non-compliance of the order shall amount to contempt of the court and it may proceed suo moto against those

who will be at fault in not filling

vacancies for blind

and disabled persons under the Act. It directed chief standing counsel Devendra Upadhyaya to communicate the order to the chief secretary for forthwith

compliance.

 

The order came on a writ petition filed by

National Federation of the Blind.

Its lawyer, S K Rongta, argued before the court that it was mandatory for the state government to fill the quota meant for blind and disabled. According

to him, there is 3 per cent quota in the appointments in the state government for disabled. One per cent quota is available to blind persons. About 2,000

vacancies are to be filled up for blind quota.

 

The court directed the state to ensure that not only the quota of blind but also the quota of other categories under the Act is filled up within three months.

The court has fixed March 3, 2011 as the next date of hearing, when the state government will have to submit action taken report.

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Fill-vacancies-for-blind-disabled-within-3-months-/articleshow/6997908.cms