[AI] High Court notices to Centre and UPSC
- From: "Vikas Kapoor" <dl_vikas@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:40:09 +0530
High Court notices to Centre and UPSC
Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre and the Union
Public Service Commission (UPSC) on a petition by a physically challenged
aspirant seeking 10 attempts for candidates with physical disabilities in UPSC
examinations.
Justice Vikramjit Sen of the High Court directed UPSC and the Centre to file
replies to the petition within four weeks and posted the matter on March 3
for further hearing.
However, Mr. Justice Sen refused to stay the preliminary test for the services
to be held in May 2006 as sought by the petitioner, Sunil Kumar.
He submitted that candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the
Scheduled Tribes have unlimited attempts to take the examinations and Other
Backward
Classes (OBC) candidates seven attempts, physically challenged candidates have
been equated with general category ones and given only four attempts.
The Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities had in his reports in
2000-2001 and 2002- 2003 recommended increasing the number of opportunities for
the physically challenged candidates, the petitioner said.
Mr. Kumar urged the Court to direct the Centre to change the norms and give a
maximum of 10 opportunities to the physically challenged candidates.
He alleged that the present norms are violative of Articles 14, 15 (3&4) and 16
(1) of the Constitution, which provides for special benefits for persons
with physical disabilities.
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