HC pulls up Centre for noncompliance of its order

New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre for not filing its response in connection with a PIL seeking direction to it to provide reservation to physically challenged persons in the government jobs.
A Bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and Siddharth Mridul rejected the governments contentions that the petitioner did not supply the relevant documents to it.
"The order was passed three months back and you are raising the issue now. Did you complain to the petitioner for not getting it," the Bench said.
The petitioner's counsel, however, contended that the copy of the petition was supplied to the Centre and its allegation was wrong.
The Bench was on the verge of imposing cost on the Centre for non compliance of its order but it gave last chance to it after its counsel submitted that reply would be filed within two days.
The court, however, expressed surprised on the government's promptness in filing the reply and said, "Can the government file the response within two days?"
The court, while hearing a PIL filed by National Federation of Blind, had directed the government on January 15 to file its response on why reservation for physically challenged persons were not given in the Staff Selection Commission examination to be conducted on March 30.
The petitioner contended that the SSC had published an advertisement for the recruitment of 60,000 employee in Group C category but it was silent on the reservation to disabled persons. THE HINDU; Wednesday, March 26, 2008