Very positive development indeed! In the matter of special conveyance allowance to the PWD Bank Employees, We the Visually Impaired Bank Employees Welfare Association (VIBEWA) had written several letters and submitted representation to Finance Ministry but there was no fruitful outcome. Thus we decided to choose legal battle path Along with AICB Delhi, and VIBEWA is a co-petitioner in this matter with all its expertise in matter belonging to the banking industry...
On 8/21/19, Kanchan Pamnani <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > From: J. L. Kaul [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 21 August 2019 10:40 > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Subject: Important developments in our advocacy initiatives. > > > > Dear all, > > > > This is to share with you that 20th August, 2019 turned out be an important > day in advocacy work of AICB. On this day, three important matters filed by > us were listed in various high courts for hearing. > > > > One of these was a very difficult case relating to the payment of inadequate > transport allowance to visually-impaired bank employees. Though on the > earlier dates of hearing, the Delhi High Court was in agreement with the > issue, it found it difficult to bring it under the corners of the legal > provisions. However, our lawyer Mr. Deepesh Aneja worked very hard on the > matter trying to find all possible ways to ensure that our petition > succeeds. As a result, when the case came up for hearing on 20th August, > 2019, after a prolonged argument, he was able to convince the Court about > the validity of the issue. Consequently, a High Court bench, headed by the > Hon'ble Chief Justice, was pleased to issue directions to the Union of > India, stating that the specific officer of the Ministry of Finance, > responsible for taking a decision on the representation for increase in > transport allowance for PwD bank employees must be personally present in the > Court with instructions on Tuesday, 27th August, 2019. Failing to do so > would invite action, the Court observed. When we filed this matter in the > High Court, we were somewhat uncertain but this direction by the Hon'ble > High Court has brought a strong ray of hope for the visually-impaired bank > employees with respect to the payment of transport allowance. > > > > Another ongoing matter of AICB, which was listed for further hearing on 20th > August 2019 in the Delhi High Court, pertained to the accessibility of > currency notes and coins. As you may be aware, this matter has been going on > for some time. Today we were able to achieve a major breakthrough with the > High Court agreeing with our contention that mobile app or a device is not > the appropriate method of making currency notes accessible and that it is > the actual notes which should be made accessible by certain distinctive > marks. Our lawyer Mr. Saurabh Banerjee who has been arguing this matter for > us tells us that the Hon'ble judge issued a 3 page order asking the Union of > India and RBI to file a comprehensive affidavit detailing steps they wish to > take in this matter. As you will agree that accessibility of notes and coins > is a serious challenge for the visually-impaired these days. But our > advocacy interventions hope to bring positive results soon. > > > > Our third matter was in the Madras High Court where we had challenged the > non-implementation of reservation for PwD in aided Government colleges, > which are significant in number. Our Petition has been admitted and through > it, we hope to create several hundreds of jobs for the visually impaired in > Tamil Nadu. A senior of Tamil Nadu, Mr. Prabhakaran, is arguing our case > there. > > > > With best wishes, > > Sincerely yours, > > Prof. Anil K. Aneja. > > > > > > > Prof. Anil K. Aneja > > Vice-President, > > All India Confederation of the Blind. > > Chair, Rehabilitation Committee, > > World Blind Union. > > Ph. No. 9871495050 > > e-mail: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > 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 > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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