Thought there are no laws in the country regarding non discrimination/ reasonable accommodation on ground of disabling medical condition, however, there was one case recently about a person with thalassameia who was denied entry into Civil Services. The Prime Minster intervened and his case was resolved. Similarly, there was a case related to a person with kidney problem and I think High Court intervened. I think it may be a good idea to test it in the Court giving these precedents.
Does Govt dismiss employees who have diabetes? then why are they not recruiting them? Moreover, if the person can do the essential functions of the job with / without accommodations, refusing recruitment is discrimination. Rama ________________________________ From: Vamshi. G <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 26 February 2012 12:44 AM Subject: [AI] Blind person denied job in railways because of diabetes Hi, I thought you could have gained some attention by putting more appropriate subject line which explicitly states the story. hence I have changed the subject line. First, this disqualification is not on the ground of disability, but on the ground of a disease (diabetes). So, I doubt whether PWD Act applies to this case. We should find out whether government can disqualify on the ground of such diseases . Second, I heard of some case where a person with HIV positive has been disqualified and the court gave the ruling against such denial. So, if HIV positive can't be denied a job, sure a person with diabetes shouldn't be. however I'm not sure of any concrete legal remedy. You may hear more from legal experts. -- G. Vamshi PH Res : +91 877-2243861 Mobile: +91 9949349497 E-mail ID: [email protected] Skype: gvamshi81 www.retinaindia.org >From darkness unto light On 2/18/12, P. Subramani <[email protected]> wrote: > A blin man has been disqualified due to diabetes while undergoing medical > examinations in the recruitment process for group 'D posts in Southwestern > Railways. I seek the guidance of knowledgeables in this regard. From > whatever I foundout, there are no such rules of disqualification. The person > is 40 years.Further needful actions/suggestions are invited from all. This > is very urgent. P. Subramani d > > 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 > > 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 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
