AAI told to re-employ blind girl

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the Airports Authority of India to give a suitable job to a blind girl without putting her through a written examination.
Stating that the judgment should not be treated as a precedent, a Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Vipin Singh issued the direction in view of peculiar circumstances of the girl’s case.
The Authority had recruited the girl as a receptionist on an ad hoc basis under the physically handicapped category in 2002. It terminated her services in 2004 saying it was not a regular appointment.
She challenged her termination in the High Court submitting that the termination was illegal as she was not served any notice or charge-sheeted prior to the action.
However, the Court dismissed her contentions saying they were misconceived and untenable. But it granted the relief to her in view of the fact that her vision had deteriorated and she had turned blind during the service. At the time of her appointment she was partially blind.
06/12/07 The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Dec 2007