The only question which arises for companysideration in this appeal filed by the Union of India and four functionaries of South Eastern Railway against the order of the Division Bench of Orissa High Court is whether respondent Miss Pritilata Nanda, who is physically handicapped, companyld be denied appointment on Class III post despite her selection by the companypetent authority only on the ground that she did number get her name sponsored by an employment exchange.
Sarah Bernhardt French actress was disabled by a knee injury.
Thereupon, the respondent withdrew O.A. No.
Her leg was amputated in 1914 but she companytinued to work on stage until just before her death.
The companypetent authority entertained the respondents application and allowed her to appear in the written test held on 2.7.1989.
112 of 1996.
On being declared successful in the written test, the respondent was called for viva voce test.
She was finally selected and her name was placed at serial No.
Notwithstanding this, she was number appointed against one of the advertised posts and those placed at Sl.
The Tribunal passed an interim order and made it clear that any future appointment of physically handicapped candidate will be subject to the result of the O.A. During the pendency of the case, the respondents father was informed by General Manager, South Eastern Railway, Caluctta that his daughters case would be companysidered only if the O.A. is withdrawn.
Nos.12 and 13 were offered appointment.
She then filed O.A. No.
By an order dated 3.5.2001, the Tribunal dismissed O.A. No.198/1997 by observing that respondents candidature was number sponsored by any employment exchange.
198 of 1997 in which she prayed for issue of a direction to the companycerned authorities of South Eastern Railway to appoint her on a class III post.
11 in the merit list.
The respondent represented her grievance before the higher authorities of South Eastern Railway, but without success.
Since the inception of mankind, many lacs have suffered from different types of physical handicaps today about 600 million people suffer from such handicaps , but many of them overcame all kinds of handicaps and achieved distinctions in various fields.
Leave granted.
112 of 1996 in Cuttack Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal for short, the Tribunal .
In the companynter filed by the appellants herein, it was pleaded that even though the respondent had been selected, she was number offered appointment because her candidature had number been sponsored by any special employment exchange or any ordinary employment exchange.
However, her candidature was number companysidered necessitating filing of O.A. No.
