HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.17490 of 2011 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not providing alternative employment as Shramik as per Section 47 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (for short ‘the Act’) and as per Circular, dated 25.01.2001, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to provide alternative employment as Shramik. The averments, in brief, in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition may be stated as follows: The petitioner was appointed as Driver by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation in the year 1988. In the course of periodical medical examination, he was declared as unfit to discharge the functions of Driver. Thereafter, he was referred to Medical Board, which in turn certified that he was unfit for discharging the duties as Driver due to defective distant vision of both the eyes. The petitioner made a representation on 29.03.2011 to respondent No.3 to consider his case for the post of Shramik. His grievance is that no action has been taken so far. The learned counsel for the petitioner contended that in spite of declaring the petitioner as unfit for discharging the duties as driver, alternative employment as Shramik has not been given as per Section 47 of the Act. The learned counsel Standing Counsel for the Corporation contended that if the case of the petitioner falls under Section 47 of the Act, it can be considered by respondent No.2 in accordance with the Regulations. It is not in dispute that the petitioner was working as Driver in the respondent Corporation. During the course of periodical medical examination, he was declared as medically unfit for discharging the duties of Driver due to defective distant vision of both the eyes. Therefore, respondent No.2 has to take appropriate decision in terms of Section 47 of the Act. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing respondent No.2 to take appropriate decision with regard to providing alternative employment to the petitioner in terms of Section 47 of the Act and also consider his case with regard to the payment of salaries from February, 2011, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 24th June 2011 kdl.