THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.27408 of 2009 ORDER: 1 The petitioner was working as driver in the respondent- Corporation and while he was discharging his duties he fell sick and he was referred to Medical Board. The Medical Board after examining him opined that he was unfit to continue as driver. In the light of the said report given by the Medical Board, the respondent Corporation, instead of providing him an alternative employment, disqualified him on medical grounds. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition. 2 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the respondent Corporation. 3 Section 47 of the Disabilities (Equal Opportunities protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act (‘the Act’) provides for alternative employment for the employees who are unfit to discharge the duties which they are doing by the date, on medical grounds. In the light of the said provision of the Act, in my considered view, the action of the respondents in not providing the petitioner an alternative employment is not justified. 4 In that view of the matter, the respondents are hereby directed to consider the case of the petitioner and provide him an alternative employment in their corporation as provided for under the Section 47 of the said Act. The said exercise shall be done within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5 The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. -------------- 25.02.2010 kvsn