Mani Ram Sharma was recently interviewed on ND TV. He is an extremely capable candidate, and his lip-reading skills are incredible. If one is not aware that he is deaf, it is very difficult to guess. His responses were instant and to the point. It would be a gross infringement of justice if he is not offered a suitable position. Hope he wins his case against the government handsomely.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Vikas Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access India" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:35 AM Subject: [AI] Man fights disability, cuts red-tap to enter civil service > Man fights disability, cuts red-tap to enter civil service > > Staff Reporter | New Delhi > > After going through a gruesome legal battle for five years, TD Dinakar, a > visually challenged man, on Thursday got relief as the central government > informed > the Delhi High Court that he will be offered a post ranked 'Category A' in > the Indian Railway Personnel Service. > > This makes him the first totally blind person in the prestigious civil > services. The news came as a divine light after five years to a visually > challenged > person, who despite passing the civil services examination in 2001 was not > welcomed in the government service. > > Dinakar, a resident from Coimbatore, had qualified the civil service > examination with 1185 marks in 2001. He had moved to the court seeking > relief as he > was denied job even after passing one of the toughest examinations of the > country in general category. > > The submissions made by him in the petition was that after even after the > parliament has passed the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, > Protection > of Rights and Full Participation) Act in 1995 which reserves 3% seats for > disabled persons, they were denied their rights. After the court's > intervention > Dinkar was offered a lower ranked post, which he refused, and he decided > to fight for his rights. > > The court meanwhile ordered the government to earmark posts for such > candidates and give them their rights. Finally after fighting for five > years Dinkar > got justice in the form of a post in Indain Railways. The central > government counsel informed a Division Bench of Chief Justice Mukundakam > Sharma and Justice > Hema Kohli that the government has decided to offer T D Dinakar the rank > of Indian Railway Personnel Service as he is visually impaired. > > Dinkar has been lucky enough to get justice there are many such people who > pass the examination but due to the fact that they are physically > challenged > don't get incorporated in the services. Manoj Sadasivan from Kerala > qualified the examination even after being disabled, as he could not hear. > > Sadasivan never got a chance to work even after pleading the matter before > the President KR Narayanan in 2001. Another case similar awaiting justice > is > of Mani Ram Sharma from Bharatpur Rajasthan who also qualified the civil > services examination but still could not serve the nation. > > http://www.dailypioneer.com/indexn12.asp?main_variable=CITY&file_name=city9Etxt&counter_img=9 > > Vikas Kapoor, > MSN ID: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo ID: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype ID: dl_vikas > Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
