Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 20: In a PIL filed by National Federation of Blind, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice Virender Singh and Justice Hasnain Massodi today directed concerned departments of the State Government that posts available in categories of Persons with Disability (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1998 should be worked out and referred to Service Selection Board within a period of four weeks. The Service Selection Board was also directed to complete the entire exercise of filling-up the posts of the handicapped categories expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months.
After hearing Senior Advocate PS Dutta with Advocate Pranav Kohli for the PIL whereas AAG Gagan Basotra for the State, the Division Bench directed the Social Welfare Department to get wide publicity to the posts falling under handicapped categories vide Govt order dated December 28, 2011 within one month.
The DB further directed the respondents to place on record compliance report on or before the next date of hearing with an advance copy to Senior Advocate PS Dutta appearing for the PIL.
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