WP/32955/2011 of Baditha Trilingam Vs Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation on 30 December 2011

ORDER:

Questioning inaction on the part of the respondents in extendingthe handicapped benefits to the petitioner, the petitioner filed thepresent writ petition.

Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner joined in therespondents Corporation on 01.08.2000 as Driver. While so, he was subjected to medical examination on 20.01.2006 wherein hewas declared unfit to perform his duties as A-1 category driver due todefective in left eye vision. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner stated to have filed W.P. No.18650 of 2006 and inpursuance of the direction given by this Court, in the said writ petition,he was taken into service on 23.02.2007 as Shramik.

His main grievance is that during his service, he was sufferingwith defective distant vision and acquired 40% blind disability and thesame was confirmed by the Medical Certificate for the Blind issued bythe District Medical Board and other authorities. As per certainproceedings and the circulars issued by the respondents, the petitioneris entitled to certain benefits.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the 1[st] respondent, Managing Director, issued notification dated28.09.2007 conferring certain benefits to the physically handicappedpersons with 40% of disability. Therefore, the petitioner made a representation, besides other representations, dated 31.10.2011 to the Regional Manager and the same is pendingwithout passing any orders.

On the other hand, the learned standing counsel for therespondents Corporation would submit that the authorities may bedirected to consider the representation dated 31.10.2011, stated tohave been made by the petitioner, and pass appropriate orders.

In that view of the matter, without going into the merits of thecase, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2[nd] respondent to consider the representation dated 31.10.2011,stated to have been filed by the petitioner, and pass appropriateorders, in accordance with law, within a period of two months, from thedate of receipt of a copy of this order.

With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Thereshall be no order as to costs.

Date: 30.12.2011LSK

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JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH