Supreme Court of India

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Another v. G. Sarvothaman

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Reported as [2013] 12 S.C.R. 563
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and A.K. Sikri JJ.
Decided 4 October 2013

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the Chief Commissioner as well as the High Court have failed to appreciate that the D respondent was working in a cadre in which there was no reservation for promotion under physically handicapped quota.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND FULL PARTICIPATION) ACT, 1995: s. 59 - Chief Commissioner - Functions of - Explained - Complaint by respondent-physically handicapped (PH) person for not providing him reservation in promotion - Chief Commissioner directing to include Telecom Operating Assistants (TOA) cadre in the list of notified jobs and to prepare 100 point reservation register for PH persons and to consider claim of respondent - Held: Promotion in physically handicapped quota was limited to certain categories of posts as identified by High Powered

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