SURAJ GOVINDARAJ
M. B. Jayadevaiah, S/o. Sri Basavanna – Appellant
Versus
Managing Director BMTC, Central Offices, K. H. Road, Bangalore-560027 – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:
b. Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction directing the respondents to restore the pay of the petitioner applicable to the post of driver which the petitioner was drawing as on 04.09.2002 and to pay the arrears of salary and extend all other consequential benefits, such as annual increments, revision of pay scales, grant of selection grade, promotion as Senior Driver, etc. to meet the ends of justice.
c. Pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the interest of justice.
2. The petitioner was appointed as a driver in the then BTS Division, KSRTC, during the year 1984. Upon formation of new Corporation-BMTC, the
The central legal point established in the judgment is the mandatory protection provided to employees acquiring disability during service under Section 47 of the Persons with Disabilities Act, and th....
The central legal point established in the judgment is the applicability of Section 47 of the Act of 1995 to protect the pay scale and rank of employees who acquire disability during their service.
The court established that the acceptance of monetary benefits under duress does not preclude the right to seek alternative employment under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
Section 47 of the Persons With Disabilities Act mandates accommodation for employees acquiring disabilities, preventing termination during service.
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