Also baffling is the question as to how come most--almost all--backlog vacancies being advertised are precisely those identified for partially sighted?
Rajesh. ----- Original Message ----- From: "rajesh asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 10:13 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: Recruitment of v.h. by Maharashtra Govt. a deception. > Thank you for a detailed briefing on what has been taking place. However, I > wish to submit that creation of the third category of partially blind in > addition to the two mentioned in PWD act, is arbitrary and goes against the > laid down statutes, and hence, any identification for the said new category > and consequent filling up of vacancies for them also militates against the > rule of law. Had the said category not been created in the first place and > had the identification of jobs remained confined to the categories of blind > and low vision, certainly more posts would have been available for the > blind. Given the proposition that persons with higher disability should be > given preference, the lot of the totally blind aspirants would have been > much better. I do not contend that people with partial sight do not exist, > however statutorily they have to belong either to totally blind or low > vision category. > > All said and done, I am also aware that life of law [and also that of legal > courts and judgments] is not governed by logic but experience. As once one > famous legal luminary put it: "We are under the Constitution, but > Constitution is what the judge says it is!" > > Regards > > Rajesh. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 7:30 PM > Subject: [AI] Fw: Recruitment of v.h. by Maharashtra Govt. a deception. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Keshav Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 07:30 > > Subject: Re: [AI] Recruitment of v.h. by Maharashtra Govt. a deception. > > > > > > > Let me explain this matter in detail > > > In 2002 ILS a law college in Pune filed a public interest litigation > > > against the Maharashtra Government for implementation of the PWD Act. > this > > > Petition is numbered as 70 of 2002. In pursuance of this Petition we got > > > Low floor buses etc. This is an all inclusive Petition. > > > Subsequently the National Federation of the Blind, Maharshtra Unit filed > > > Petition No. 129 of 2003 for identification of jobs for the blind etc. > > > Both these Petitions have been heard together so there are concurrent > > > orders in both these matters. > > > I will now explain what has been happening on the issue of jobs for the > > > visually impaired. > > > Over the last 3 years various departments of the Maharshtra Government > > > have been identifying jobs for the disabled.There are about 17 such > lists > > > and there matching Government Resolutions. While identifying the jobs > and > > > creating these lists an additional category was created named"Partially > > > Sighted" within the broad category of visually impaired. So what started > > > happening was that the departments started identifying jobs for the > > > totally blind, low vision, partially sighted. Obviously more jobs were > > > available for the Partially sighted as compared to those for the blind. > > > However after looking at nearly all those 17 lists I find that about 17 > > > jobs have been identified for the blind. This is nearly the same as > those > > > in the Central list. Therefore for the limited issue and for the time > > > being I am going to say the identification process is OK. I will come > back > > > to this issue later. > > > However the creating of a 3rd category in the 1% for the visually > impaired > > > is a problem. > > > Now for the next step the Maharashtra Government did not fill up these > > > jobs so the Court hadd to intervene. On 7 September 2006 Court ordered > > > stay of all other recruitments until the disabled backlog was completed > > > and the process should be completed in 3 months. The Petitions are still > > > alive and the matters keep coming up on Board for hearing. The > government > > > started issuing advertisements for walk in interviews and for written > > > applications. Now it has come as a big shock that most of the posts > being > > > advertised are for the partially sighted and not for the blind or the > low > > > visioned. > > > The problem is that the advertisements are more or less in line with the > > > jobs identified over the years so the advertisements are really not bad > in > > > law in most cases. > > > Some totally blind friends approached me and I have filed an > intervention > > > application in Petition No. 129 of 2003challenging some of the > > > advertisements which are not in line with the identified jobs and also > > > challenged the creation of Partially Sighted category. > > > the matter was on board yesterday however it did not reach but we > > > mentioned it at 3 pm but the Court said" we can remedy any wrong being > > > done, come back after the vacations". So here we are. > > > Now we will either have to file a fresh affidavit stating that the > > > appointments have to be stopped or the totally blind should be > interviewed > > > also. There is a Minutes of meeting dated 26 September which states that > > > "people suffering from a higher degree of disability should be > preferred"- > > > this might help if the totally blind are allowed to give the interviews. > > > So the next 2 weeks will be spent in collecting data of discrimination > > > etc. > > > I will not go into further detail at this stage. I will copy the order > of > > > 7 September 2006 in Petition no. 70 of 2006 in another mail. If you want > > > the other orders you will have to go on to the nic site or soon to the > > > iway site. > > > Kanchan > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Keshav Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 23:55 > > > Subject: Re: [AI] Recruitment of v.h. by Maharashtra Govt. a deception. > > > > > > > > >> Hello! > > >> > > >> one copy to me also. > > >> thanks in advance. > > >> > > >> regards, > > >> Keshav. > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "Pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 6:29 PM > > >> Subject: Re: [AI] Recruitment of v.h. by Maharashtra Govt. a deception. > > >> > > >> > > >>> Hi, I will send it to you. Its in PDF however we are intervening > > >>> tomorrow so > > >>> will have more news by day after. > > >>> Kanchan Pamnani > > >>> Advocate & Solicitor > > >>> 9, Suleman Chambers, > > >>> Battery Street, Colaba, > > >>> Mumbai - 400 039. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>> From: "Pranay Gadodia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:10 PM > > >>> Subject: Re: [AI] Recruitment of v.h. by Maharashtra Govt. a > deception. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> Hi Chandrashekar and others, > > >>>> Can somebody please send me a e-text or scanned copy of this > > >>>> Maharashtra > > >>>> High court judgement? > > >>>> > > >>>> thanks and best wishes, > > >>>> > > >>>> Pranay Gadodia, > > >>>> Content Research Officer, > > >>>> Score Foundation. > > >>>> 125B, Shahpur Jat, > > >>>> New Delhi - 110 049 > > >>>> INDIA. > > >>>> > > >>>> Phone: +91 - 11 - 2649 4582/81 > > >>>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>>> Website: www.eyeway.org > > >>>> > > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>>> From: "chandrashekhar kulkarni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 10:33 PM > > >>>> Subject: [AI] Recruitment of v.h. by Maharashtra Govt. a deception. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> Friends, > > >>>> First of all I wish aHappy and Prosperous Divali. > > >>>> Recently as per High Court it has become binding on Maharashtra > Govt. > > >>>> to > > >>>> recruit handicapped to fill up the backlog of reservation. But in > > >>>> almost > > >>>> 80% > > >>>> of ads only partially sighted with 40% of vision are eligible to > apply. > > >>>> Totally blind because of this get very much frustrated. Further in > > >>>> reality > > >>>> the jobs are given to those who really do not come under the catagory > > >>>> of > > >>>> v.h. but by hook or crook manage to get a Dr's certificate. I feel > the > > >>>> categorisation of v.h. done in most of eye hospitals is unscientific. > A > > >>>> person seeking a certificate there in most of the cases is just asked > > >>>> to > > >>>> identify the number of fingers and if a person says he cannot see the > > >>>> fingers he is given a totally blind person certificate and the same > > >>>> person > > >>>> if partially sighted after some days manages to get a partially blind > > >>>> certificate with the result the same person has both the > certificates. > > >>>> Isn't > > >>>> it rediculous? But because of this totally blind persons, in spite of > > >>>> having > > >>>> the ability is unable to get a > > >>>> job. > > >>>> I feel something needs to be done about this. > > >>>> Sincerely, > > >>>> C. B. 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