HON’BLE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION No. 3415 OF 2006 BETWEEN: Paper Clipping of “Eenadu” Telugu Daily News Paper, dated 07-02-2006 containing the news under the caption “Hostel on Hill………..Climbing Difficult” bad position of handicapped students in Asmangadh ………Petitioner And The Warden, Physically Handicapped Welfare Hostel, Asmangadh, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad and four others ………Respondents :: O R D E R :: Counsel for the respondents : Shri A. Satya Prasad, Special Government Pleader 5th June, 2007 Per G.S. SINGHVI, CJ By taking cognizance of the paper clippings dated 07-02-2006 of Telugu daily newspaper-Eenadu highlighting the problems faced by physically challenged who are unable to have access to their hostel which is located on a hill in Asmangadh, Hyderabad, the Court issued notice to the respondents and sought assistance of the learned Advocate General and appointed Shri M.V.S. Suresh Kumar as an Amicus. In furtherance of the interim directions given by the Court, the State Government established hostels in the districts of Prakasam, Kurnool and Medak and provided several amenities to the inmates of these hostels keeping in view the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. Shri A. Satya Prasad, learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the State says that pursuant to the sanction granted by the State Government, the concerned authorities have taken steps to engage 90 additional part-time workers for 43 hostels and homes run by the Disabled Welfare Department. In view of the above developments, the proceedings of this case are closed with liberty to the learned Amicus to file miscellaneous petition/letter for re-listing of the case, as and when such contingency arises. G.S. SINGHVI, CJ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 5th June, 2007 ks