IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE NINETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.15501 OF 2011 Between: J.V. Ramanaiah ..... Petitioner AND The APSRTC, Rep. by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad & 2 others ..... Respondents The Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.15501 OF 2011 ORDER: The present Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of the respondents herein for not providing alternative employment like Record Tracer/ADC/Booking Clerk to the petitioner inspite of his repeated requests though he was medically unfit vide Medical Certificate No.099357, dated 09.03.2011, and keeping the petitioner under forced leave vide Proceedings No.E2/468(1)/2011- NLR-1, dated 15.03.2011, as illegal, contrary to the provisions of Section 47 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (for short, ‘the Act’), unjust and arbitrary and to set aside the same with consequential direction to continue the petitioner as Record Tracer.. 2. It is not in dispute before this Court that the petitioner was medically unfit for discharging his duties in pursuance of the Medical Certificate No.099357, dated 09.03.2011. Under Section 47 of the Act, the petitioner is entitled for a suitable alternative post if he is otherwise suitably qualified and eligible to be appointed for that post. For that purpose, the petitioner is said to have given a representation to the second respondent, the Regional Manager, APSRTC, on 18.03.2011. Appropriate decision has to be taken by the second respondent in accordance with the rules and regulations of the respondents’ corporation and also under 47 of the Act. 3. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to take appropriate decision in accordance with law on the representation submitted by the petitioner within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and communicate the said order to the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ (K.C.BHANU, J) Dated: 9th June, 2011. Note: Issue C.C. by one week (B/o.) KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.15501 OF 2011 7th June, 2011 KL