Really happy to see this news in the news papers. This case was filed by Sambhavana group which is registered at Delhi and is active in issues related to disability. This order could be used for any vialation of reservation policy in teaching posts in colleges and university departments in other universities too.
Nikhil On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 Vikas Kapoor wrote : >DU restrained from appointing teaching staff > >New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday restrained the University of >Delhi and all its affiliated colleges, which failed to provide three per cent >reservation for disabled person in teaching department, from recruiting >faculty members till further orders. > >"The respondents have not given explanation for the failure to implement >resolution passed by the university (pertaining to reservation for disabled). >We >stay the process of selection and appointment so that rights of the disabled >might not be defeated due to extraneous reasons," a Bench comprising Justice > >T.S. Thakur and S.N. Agrawal said. > >The Court was upset over the delay in the implementation of the provision of >Disability Act even 15 years after the Act was passed by Parliament and six >years after the judgement pertaining to providing reservation. > >"The colleges failed to implement the policy and with impunity they are >defying the provisions of Parliamentary legislation and the judgement of this >court," >the Bench said. > >The Court also sought explanation from the registrar of the University >regarding the steps taken by it to implement the reservation of the disabled >persons >in the teaching profession. > >``Most of the colleges get aid from the UGC and affiliated to University of >Delhi, so the University has to explain why the policy of reservation has not >been implemented in letter and spirit,'' Justice T.S. Thakur said. -- PTI > >http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/05/stories/2007040517550400.htm > >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
