Thanks Ketan. We are discussing it and will definitely challenge. Murali
On Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 10:47 AM Ketan Kothari <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Murali, > > This certainly needs to be challenged. I had discussed the matter > with Shree Rajesh Aggarwal, our department secretary and he had also > concurred. The problem here is the judges are not exposed to > hardships of the disabled and in many cases, they go by their common > understanding. > > Sad indeed! > > On 12/06/2023, Muralidharan Vishwanath <[email protected]> wrote: > > June 12, 2023 > > > > *Press Statement* > > > > > > > > In a Writ Petition {W.P.(C) 2501/2019}, the National Platform for the > > Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) had prayed before the Delhi High Court to > set > > aside a circular issued by the Indian Railways making it mandatory for > > disabled persons desirous of availing concessions for rail travel to > > procure a separate photo ID card issued by the railways. It was forced to > > seek legal remedy given the obstinate stance of the Railways. > > > > > > > > The Court in its order delivered recently, even while acknowledging that > > the disability certificate issued by the appropriate authority is “valid > > across India”, contradicts itself by upholding the legitimacy of the > > issuance of a separate ID card by the railways. > > > > > > > > The NPRD had contended that apart from the universal validity of the > > disability certificate issued by a competent authority, the very purpose > of > > the Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID) issued by the Department for > > Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) of being a “single > > document > > of identification, verfication of the disabled for availing various > > benefits > > <https://www.swavlambancard.gov.in/cms/card-benefits>” stands defeated, > > with the railways adamant on issuing its own separate ID card. > > > > > > > > The judgment comes at a time when the DEPwD has made the possession of > the > > Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID) mandatory for availing benefits > > under all central government schemes from April 1, 2023, even while it > has > > failed in getting the Railways to accept it. > > > > > > > > Unfortunately, the Court has completely overlooked the contention of the > > petitioner that the Railways are violating the mandate of the Rights of > > Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPD Act). > > > > > > > > Equally baffling is the fact that even though the NPRD had not sought any > > relief with regard to concessions, the entire order is premised on this > > ground, which is, to put it mildly, a faulty reading of the petition. Of > > the total nine pages of the order, five and a half pages are devoted > merely > > to detailing the various types of concessions in fares that the railways > > are providing. Be that as it may, concessions cannot be viewed as some > sort > > of largesse, but as a matter of the duty of the State towards the > > marginalised and disadvantaged. > > > > > > > > The NPRD, while expressing its strong displeasure, will be challenging > this > > in the Supreme Court. > > > > > > > > > > > > *(Muralidharan)* > > > > *General Secretary* > > > > *National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD)* > > > > -- > > 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. 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