Employee Can't Be Removed Or Reduced In Rank Owing To Disability: P & H HC Pulls Up Punjab Govt. For "Anathematising" Welfare State, PWD Act [Read Order]

"The object of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 is to provide a congenial work environment keeping in view the disability of the employee", asserted the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday. Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal was considering a plea, where the petitioner, though 75% physically challenged, was aggrieved...