Next in series is a letter, dated November 15, 1999, from the Director IR, PSEB, Patiala to the Senior Executive Engineer, OP Division, Malout.
The facts of the case are brief and are all taken from the Reply Affidavit filed on behalf of the Punjab State Electricity Board and its officers the respondents in the appeal .
His services were regularized as an Assistant Lineman on June 16, 1981.
Here, it may be numbered that the rights of an employee who acquires a disability during his service are protected and safeguarded by Section 47 of the Persons with Disabilities Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act, 1995.
Later on, the charge sheet issued against the appellant was withdrawn by the Senior Executive Engineer vide Office Order No.14, dated January 13, 1999 and the appellant was asked to submit leave application for the period of absence.
The facts of the case reveal that officers of the Punjab State Electricity Board were quite aware of the statutory rights of appellant No.1 and their companyresponding obligation yet they denied him his lawful dues by means that can only be called disingenuous.
While in service he became totally blind on January 17, 1994 and a certificate to that effect was issued by the civil surgeon, Faridkot.
Arising out of SLP No.26357/2005 AFTAB ALAM,J. Leave granted.
Appellant No.1 joined the respondent Board on July 19, 1977, on ad hoc work charged basis.
This case highlights the highly insensitive and apathetic attitude harboured by some of us, living a numbermal healthy life, towards those unfortunate fellowmen who fell victim to some incapacitating disability.
