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HC asks govt to make blind man principal of city college
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:27.01.2019
A person with total blindness is all set to be the principal of a city college, as the Madras high court has ordered the government to post him here, closer to his accommodation, because he found it difficult to commute to Tiruttani on work, where he currently heads the Arulmighu Subramaniaswamy Arts College.
Justice S Vimala (since retired), issuing the direction on a petition filed by R Jayachandran, asked the state higher education secretary and the director of collegiate education to post him in Chennai as it was difficult for him to go to Tiruttani and return to Chennai daily.
Jayachandran said though he was working in Tiruttani, he was given a government quarters at Thirumangalam, Chennai. Being a person with 100% blindness, he said he found it very difficult to travel to Tiruttani and return in the evenings, he said. He approached the directorate of collegiate education on December 13, 2017, ahead of his promotion to the post of principal grade-I, with a request that he be posted in a college or training centre in Chennai. His representation in this regard to the chief minister’s office was forwarded to authorities but no action was taken, he said.
When the matter was taken up for hearing, his counsel said guidelines mandated preference to persons with disabilities in matters of postings and transfers, besides accessible accommodation near the place of work. Though the post of joint director of planning and development was available since June 2018, he was not considered for the vacancy, he complained.
Justice Vimala, after going through the guidelines and government order dated December 10, 2017, directed the authorities to post Jayachandran in one of the six government colleges in the city.
HC asks govt to make blind man principal of city college
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:27.01.2019
A person with total blindness is all set to be the principal of a city college, as the Madras high court has ordered the government to post him here, closer to his accommodation, because he found it difficult to commute to Tiruttani on work, where he currently heads the Arulmighu Subramaniaswamy Arts College.
Justice S Vimala (since retired), issuing the direction on a petition filed by R Jayachandran, asked the state higher education secretary and the director of collegiate education to post him in Chennai as it was difficult for him to go to Tiruttani and return to Chennai daily.
Jayachandran said though he was working in Tiruttani, he was given a government quarters at Thirumangalam, Chennai. Being a person with 100% blindness, he said he found it very difficult to travel to Tiruttani and return in the evenings, he said. He approached the directorate of collegiate education on December 13, 2017, ahead of his promotion to the post of principal grade-I, with a request that he be posted in a college or training centre in Chennai. His representation in this regard to the chief minister’s office was forwarded to authorities but no action was taken, he said.
When the matter was taken up for hearing, his counsel said guidelines mandated preference to persons with disabilities in matters of postings and transfers, besides accessible accommodation near the place of work. Though the post of joint director of planning and development was available since June 2018, he was not considered for the vacancy, he complained.
Justice Vimala, after going through the guidelines and government order dated December 10, 2017, directed the authorities to post Jayachandran in one of the six government colleges in the city.
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