IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI BILAL NAZKI, THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 8493 of 2005 Between: Satyam Pappu Appu Charitable Eves (SPACE), A Non Profit Voluntary Organization, Regd.No. 183/96, C/o. APPU 'N' PAPPU Vuda Park, Visakhapatnam, Rep. by its Managing Trustee, S. Bhujanga Rao S/o. Late Satyam, Aged 52 Years, 4-71-1, Lawsons Bay Colony, Visakhapatnam - 17. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Women Development Child Welfare & Disabled Welfare (DW) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Municipal Corporation of Visakahaptnam, Rep. by its Commissioer, Visakhapatnam. 3 The Commissioner, Disabled Welfare, VIth Floor, Chandravihar, M.G. Road, Nampally, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to Issue a Writ, or order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the authorities in creating barrier free accessible in line with G.O.Ms.No.30 dated 17-06-02, guidelines and space standards fixed by Central Public Works Department as unconstitutional and in violation of the persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 and consequently direct the respondents to see that the guidelines fixed by Central Public Works Department and the G.O.Ms.No. 30 dated 17-06-02 are implemented in toto. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.S.MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 3: GP FOR WOMEN DEV. & CHILD WELFARE Counsel for Respondent No.2: Mr. Ranga Reddy, Standing counsel for the Municipal Corporation. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Bilal Nazki, the Hon’ble the Acting Chief Justice) This writ petition was filed contending that the respondents were not providing facilities for the persons who are disabled within the meaning of the provisions of The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. It was the specific complaint that in the main building of the Corporation, ramps are not constructed so as to enable the disabled persons to reach the office. In the counter affidavit it was stated that no new building was being constructed by the Corporation but an old building was being renovated and this building has the facilities of lifts from the first floor upto the last floor and now it has been decided that a ramp would be laid from the ground floor to the lift. In this view of the matter, no further orders are needed to be passed in this writ petition. The writ petition shall accordingly stand disposed of. No costs. ____________________ 04…07…2005 msv. To 1 The Principal Secretary, Women Development Child Welfare & Disabled Welfare (DW) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Visakahaptnam, Commissioner, Visakhapatnam. 3 The Commissioner, Disabled Welfare, VIth Floor, Chandravihar, M.G. Road, Nampally, Hyderabad. 4 2 CCs to GP FOR WOMEN DEV. & CHILD WELFARE 5 2 CD copies.