{"id":121263,"date":"2007-12-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-09T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/vikalanga-association-of-india-vs-state-of-kerala-on-10-december-2007"},"modified":"2017-04-14T18:03:19","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T12:33:19","slug":"vikalanga-association-of-india-vs-state-of-kerala-on-10-december-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/vikalanga-association-of-india-vs-state-of-kerala-on-10-december-2007","title":{"rendered":"Vikalanga Association Of India vs State Of Kerala on 10 December, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Vikalanga Association Of India vs State Of Kerala on 10 December, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 36412 of 2007(I)\n\n\n1. VIKALANGA ASSOCIATION OF INDIA,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. RAJESH M.S., S\/O. SANKARAN M.P.,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.)\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.GIRI\n\n Dated :10\/12\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                              V.GIRI, J.\n\n          - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                     W.P.(C)No.36412 of 2007\n          - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n           Dated this the 10th day of December 2007\n\n                                JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      First petitioner, an association called Vikalanga Association of<\/p>\n<p>India, seeks to highlight a general issue, namely the absence of<\/p>\n<p>adequate    reservation     in    public    employment         for   physically<\/p>\n<p>handicapped     persons     in    terms     of    the    Disabilities  (Equal<\/p>\n<p>opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995.<\/p>\n<p>These aspects have been highlighted in Ext.P1.<\/p>\n<p>      2. After having heard the learned government pleader also,<\/p>\n<p>the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to bestow<\/p>\n<p>serious attention on Ext.P1 and take appropriate action within a<\/p>\n<p>period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this<\/p>\n<p>judgment. Representative of the first petitioner shall be heard<\/p>\n<p>before a decision is taken in this regard.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                            V.GIRI, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>css<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Vikalanga Association Of India vs State Of Kerala on 10 December, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 36412 of 2007(I) 1. VIKALANGA ASSOCIATION OF INDIA, &#8230; Petitioner 2. RAJESH M.S., S\/O. SANKARAN M.P., Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent For Petitioner :SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.) 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