March 25, 2022
*Press Statement* *Disabled Can also Opt for IPS and DANIPS * *Interim Order of Supreme Court* The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) welcomes the interim order issued by the Supreme Court allowing disabled persons, who have cleared the mains of the civil services exam, to provisionally apply to the Union Public Service Commission for selection to the Indian Police Service, Indian Railways Protection Force Service, & Delhi, Daman & Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Police Service [DANIPS]. The order was passed by a bench comprising Justice A M Khanwilkar and Abhay S Oka on a writ petition filed by the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) challenging the notification issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) that had exempted these services from the purview of reservations in jobs mandated by the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The NPRD had contended that the blanket exemption given to these services from recruiting people with disabilities even in posts that are purely of a non-combatant nature, is unconstitutional and militates against both the letter and spirit of the RPD Act, which has equality and non-discrimination as its guiding principles. Appearing for the NPRD, Senior Advocate Arvind P Datar had contended: “Recently, another bench gave a judgment that the court has to give guidelines as to what is the meaning of the nature of workplace in respect of PWD. ….Please allow the candidates who qualify for personality test in respect of civil services Main exams to submit order of preferences for zone cadre for IAS, IPS etc. through online application form”. The Bench directed that disabled aspirants who have cleared the mains may submit their applications indicating their cadre preference, so as to reach the UPSC by 4.00 p.m. on April 1, 2022 physically or through courier. While the Court has granted two weeks time to the government to submit its affidavit, the next date of hearing has been fixed on April 18, 2022. The NPRD expresses its sincere thanks to Senior Advocate Shri Arvind Datar as also Advocate Kotla Harshavardhan and his team for providing the logistical and research support to Shri Datar. *(Muralidharan)* *General Secretary* -- National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) 36, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla Lane New Delhi 110 001 Tel. 11-23387674; 9868768543 -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAGWwand_CaSHd59s_pCra_UNmEd4OXoQEFcrxy5x7aBvZCz3RQ%40mail.gmail.com.
