candidates as 'A.B.T.' against the prescribed reservation for Physically Handicapped quota though there was no such quota available. They have also ... Lucknow referring to the provisions of U.P. Public Services (Reservation for Physically Handicapped, Dependants of Freedom Fighters and Ex-Servicemen) Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred
purpose of making reservation.
19. In the present case it is not denied that there is 3% reservation for physically handicapped persons ... reservation on the ground that the posts were not identified to be reserved by way of horizontal reservation to the physically handicapped persons
physically handicapped candidates as provided in U.P. Public Services (Reservation for Physically Handicapped, Dependent of Freedom Fighters and Ex-Servicemen ... reservation for persons suffering with disabilities for promotion.
19. We further find that the consideration for affirmative action, providing reservation for physically handicapped persons under
physically handicapped and point No.1 is reserved for physically handicapped. OM dated 18.2.1997 issued by the Ministry of Personnel provides reservation as per roster ... instructions in that regard were in existence, the Railway Board denied reservation to handicapped persons. There was no issue with regard to reservation in promotion
Clerk to the post of Junior Telecom
Officer (JTO) against reservation for the physically handicapped. Later, he
was promoted to the post of Sub Divisional ... Rules provides for reservation in promotion at DE/AGM level.
But the applicant has not substantiated that reservation for the physically
handicapped is covered
Screening Committee
will be filled up by applying rules for reservation, handicapped,
compassionate quota therein.
8. However, the Special Circle Relaxation Committee, approved the names
illegal and arbitrary. The reservation to Scheduled Caste category ought to have been provided in the aforesaid physically handicapped category.
Mr.G.S.Bapna, Senior ... Physically handicapped reservation is horizontal reservation; vertical reservation cannot be claimed by such categories as posts have been reserved for physically handicapped persons. Petitioners
which he/she belongs. Reservation for SC/ST/OBC may be called vertical reservation and the reservation for physically handicapped persons as horizontal reservation ... also been provided that reservation for SC/ST/OBCs may be called vertical reservation and the reservation for physically handicapped persons as horizontal reservation; horizontal
were reserved for physically
handicapped (Ortho) (Male) and 193 posts for physically handicapped
(Ortho) (Female). As there was no reservation provided for physically
handicapped persons ... handicaps. Since blindness and low vision are two
distinct categories of physically handicapped and the low vision category
has never been exempted from reservation, advertisement
advertisement as it did not provide any reservation for
Physically Handicapped persons („PH persons‟ for brevity)
though the Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of
Rights ... Government/Railways for the grant of benefit of
reservation to the handicapped candidates and the actual
recruitment of handicapped candidates against the quota
meant
