On 07.10.1998, the Court ordered impleadment of the States and so also the Union Territories and, accordingly, respondent Nos.
36 to 70 have been impleaded who are Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities in different States and Union Territories.
Certain interim orders have been passed by this Court from time to time.
Then on 18.02.2009, the Court directed Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities of various States and Union Territories to be impleaded as party respondents and companysequently respondent Nos.
3 to 34 were impleaded as party respondents.
On 13.09.2001, the Court directed the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India to be impleaded as party respondent and companysequently it has been impleaded as respondent No.
M. LODHA, J. Writ Petition Civil No.
Initially, two respondents, namely, one Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of Welfare and two University Grants Commission U.G.C. through its Chairperson were impleaded as party respondents.
116 of 1998 In this Writ Petition filed by the petitioner a charitable trust, the prayers made are i for implementation of the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act, 1995 for short, 1995 Act , ii direction for the reservation of 1 of the identified teaching posts in the faculties and companylege of various Universities in terms of Section 33 of the 1995 Act, and iii for declaration that denial of appointment to the visually disabled persons in the faculties and companylege of various Universities in the identified posts is violative of their fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14 and 15 read with Article 41 of the Constitution of India.
