HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITON No.24380 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner was employed as a Driver in the Andrha Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (for short ‘the Corporation’) in the year 1998. He was subjected to routine medical check-up recently. On finding that he is unfit to discharge the functions of a Driver, the Depot Manager, Metpally, Karimnagar District, the 3rd respondent herein, issued proceedings, dated 27-06-2011, retiring the petitioner from service. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has much service to his credit till he attains the age of superannuation, the respondents have not provided him any alternative employment as required under Section 47 of the Persons With Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection Of Rights And Full Participation) Act, 1995 (for short ‘the Act’). 2. The respondents filed the counter-affidavit, opposing the petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 4. Instances of the drivers in the Corporation being found medically unfit to discharge functions are many. The Corporation itself has evolved schemes for providing alternative employment or packages to such persons. In addition to that, the Parliament has enacted the Act to protect the interests of such persons. Section 47 of the Act placed an obligation on the employer to provide alternative employment to the employees, who found medically unfit. The respondents did not extend such benefit to the petitioner. 5. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to extend the benefit under Section 47 of the Persons With Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection Of Rights And Full Participation) Act, 1995 to the petitioner within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J September 19, 2011. KTL