Case Summary:
Kalpana
Gupta vs. Department of Health & Family Welfare
Disability Certificate: Complainant
requested for the issue of disability certificate from Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital.
After communications, the Deputy Medical Superintendent informed that the
complainant had been advised to visit the Hospital on any working day in
connection with the matter. On contacting the complainant on the telephone, it
was confirmed that she had been issued a disability certificate of 20% visual
impairment. Case was closed in view of this.
Order / Judgement:
The Court of
The State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities
National Capital Territory of Delhi
25- D, Mata Sundari Road, Near Guru Nanak Eye Centre,
New Delhi-2
Phone-011-23216002-04, Telefax: 011-23216005, Email:
comdis.delhi@nic.in
[Vested with powers of Civil Court under the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016]
Case No. 4/1378/2016-Wel./CD/ 1555-56 Dated:
18.08.2017
In the matter of:
Ms. Kalpna Gupta
H.No. 52, Kunchabela Mal,
Naya Bans,
Delhi ..…………… Petitioner
Versus
The Secretary,
Department of Health &
Family Welfare,
GNCT of Delhi,
Delhi Secretariat,
New Delhi-110001
………...…Respondents
ORDER
The above
named complainant vide her complaint dated 11.08.2016 requested for issuance of
disability certificate from Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital. The complaint was taken up
with the respondent vide communication dated 12.08.2016 followed by a letter
dated 10.10.2016, 30.11.2016 and 26.12.2016. Deputy Medical Superintendent vide
letter dated 11.01.2016 inter-alia informed that the complainant had been
advised to visit the Hospital on any working day, in connection with the
matter.
As there
was no communication from the complainant she was contacted on telephone on
17.08.2017. She informed that she has been issued a disability certificate of
20% visual impairment. She was told about the relevant provisions in the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 relating to the definition of “Persons with Disabilities”, “Persons with
Bench Mark Disability” and “Persons with Disability having high Sport needs”
and their rights. She also informed vide her email dated 17.08.2017 that she has
been issued the disability certificate and wants to close her case file. In
view of this, the complaint is closed and disposed of accordingly.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Court this 17th
day of August, 2017.
(T.D.
Dhariyal )
Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities
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