New Delhi: Friday's TOI report on how a disabled
student was unable to board the train and, as a result, missed his
entrance examination at DU left the Delhi high court shocked as it
questioned the railways over lack of facilities for the differently
abled.
A bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar took suo motu cognizance of the TOI report and asked the railways to explain why it was insensitive to plight of disabled in terms of ease of access and placement of coaches reserved for them.
It added that since Shukla missed his exam in the peculiar facts and circumstances, DU can consider conducting an examination for him to take a shot at securing admission. It also sought to know from the Railways ministry and the North-Eastern Railways about absence of railway officials, including the driver and the guard of the train, to open and have access to a compartment from outside the coach.
"This would be essential in case any tragedy had befell the occupants of a railway coach and there were no person in the position of assisting opening of the coach from inside the train," it underlined, stressing that if others encroach on seats meant for disabled they should be prosecuted.
Source:-TOI
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A bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar took suo motu cognizance of the TOI report and asked the railways to explain why it was insensitive to plight of disabled in terms of ease of access and placement of coaches reserved for them.
It added that since Shukla missed his exam in the peculiar facts and circumstances, DU can consider conducting an examination for him to take a shot at securing admission. It also sought to know from the Railways ministry and the North-Eastern Railways about absence of railway officials, including the driver and the guard of the train, to open and have access to a compartment from outside the coach.
"This would be essential in case any tragedy had befell the occupants of a railway coach and there were no person in the position of assisting opening of the coach from inside the train," it underlined, stressing that if others encroach on seats meant for disabled they should be prosecuted.
Source:-TOI
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