HC issues notice to stay UPSC exams for disabled

PTI / Jan 11, 2006, 16:41 IST

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The Delhi HC has issued notices to the Centre and the UPSC on a petition seeking stay of the May-2006 Civil Services Exams.

HC issues notice to stay UPSC exams for disabled

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre and the Union Public Service Commission on a petition seeking stay of the May-2006 Civil Services Examinations until the Government relaxed the norms for physically-challenged persons on par with other socially disadvantaged sections of the society.
Justice Vikramjit Sen who issued the notices asked the respondents to file their replies within four weeks and posted the matter for further hearing till March three.
The petitioner Sunil Kumar, a physically challenged aspirant through his counsel Kamal Mehta urged the court to grant a minimum of 10 attempts for disabled persons undergoing the prestigious Civil Services Exams on par with certain other disadvantageous sections of the society.
It was submitted that while the candidates belonging to SCs and STs are granted "unlimited attempts" to succeed in the exams, members of the OBCs are permitted seven attempts.

Whereas, it was complained that the physically challenged persons were being equated with the general quota candidates by restricting the number of attempt to the two categories to only four.
It was stated that though the Chief Commissioner for Persons with disabilities in his annual reports 2000-2001 and 2002-2003 has recommended relaxation of attempts for physcially challenged persons in Civil Services Examinations no action has been taken in this regard so far.
Terming the existing rules as "intriguing," "illogical" and "irrational," the petitioner contended that it was violative of Articles 14, 15 (3 & 4) and 16 (1) of the Constitution that envisaged special benefits for persons with physical disabilities.

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