New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to give a suitable job to a physically handicapped man without putting him through a written examination.
The petitioner, Bharat Gupta, a Delhi resident, was employed by AAI in Srinagar on ad-hoc basis in the physically handicapped category in 2002. However, his services were terminated along with 129 other employees of the same category, all of whom were posted in J&K at the time, without any notice.
The petitioner had challenged the termination of services in the High Court, claiming it was a political vendetta.
Gupta had approached the High Court citing a previous order in the same matter. In 2007, the Delhi High Court had directed Airports Authority of India to give a suitable job to a visually-handicapped woman who was also among the 130 ad-hoc AAI employees whose services were terminated at the time.
21/07/13 Daily News & Analysis
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The petitioner, Bharat Gupta, a Delhi resident, was employed by AAI in Srinagar on ad-hoc basis in the physically handicapped category in 2002. However, his services were terminated along with 129 other employees of the same category, all of whom were posted in J&K at the time, without any notice.
The petitioner had challenged the termination of services in the High Court, claiming it was a political vendetta.
Gupta had approached the High Court citing a previous order in the same matter. In 2007, the Delhi High Court had directed Airports Authority of India to give a suitable job to a visually-handicapped woman who was also among the 130 ad-hoc AAI employees whose services were terminated at the time.
21/07/13 Daily News & Analysis
