DELHI HIGH COUT: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MUST BE GIVEN CHOICE TO BE POSTED AT PREFERRED PLACE, MAY BE EXEMPTED FROM ROTATIONAL TRANSFERS

The Delhi High Cout in the case Bhavneet Singh v. Ircon International Limited Through Chairman And Managing Director And Ors observed that the State must ensure that transfers and job postings of Persons with Disabilities, PwDs is done in the way that they shall be given the choice which is to be posted at their preferred place of posting, and may even be exempted from rotational transfers as mandated for other employees.

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The bench headed by Justice Chandra Dhari Singh in the case observed and has stated that the State shall also ensure that PwDs are not subjected to unnecessary and relentless harassment being transferred or is posted at places where they are unable to get an environment which is conducive for their working.

The court stated that it aims to ensure that the Persons with Disabilities shall have the requisite medical facilities, etc. which is available at the place they are posted.

Adding to it, the court stated that Indian being a welfare State embarks in order to ensure that there is provision of equal opportunity to the PwDs and that the same aims at ensuring that such persons are not subjected to any discrimination and the persons are given access to education, training, medical facilities etc.