Friday, March 9, 2018

Vijay Kumar Vs. Engineer in Chief, Public Works Department & Anr. | Case No. 4/1425/2016-Wel./CD/6032-6034 | Dated:08.03.2018



              In the Court of 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. 4/1425/2016-Wel./CD/6032-6034                     Dated:08.03.2018

In the matter of:

Sh. Vijay Kumar,
Vijay000786@gmail.com                             ……................ Petitioner

                                          Versus                           

The Engineer-in-Chief(PWD),
12th Floor, MSO Building,
I.P. Estate, New Delhi-110002.                     ...………...…Respondent No.1

The Chief Engineer,
SE, Circle M-22, PWD, Players Building
Vikas Bhawan-II, New Delhi.                        ………………Respondent No. 2

Date of Hearing     08.03.2018

Present:                Sh. Vijay Kumar, Complainant (not present).
Sh. S.K. Jain, AE(PWD) M-221, Delhi Sachivalya on behalf of the respondent.

ORDER

The above named complainant, a person with 90% locomotor disability vide his e-mail dated 15.09.2016 informed that the Police Public Dispensary, Jagat Puri, Police Colony has no ramp at the entrance.  The toilet was also not accessible.  He, therefore, could not enter the dispensary with his wheel chair and use the toilet.

2.       The complaint was taken up with Respondent No. 1 vide communication dated 06.10.2016 followed by reminders. 

3.       The papers travelled among various offices namely Civil Health Maintenance, Sub Division(East)-5, GTB Hospital Campus(Shahdara) and I.P. Estate as the concerned offices were not clear as to who would deal with the matter.  Therefore, a hearing was held on 22.01.2018 which was attended by Sh. Mohan Lal, Superintending Engineer(Civil), Health Maintenance Circle, PWD who informed that the said dispensary was being maintained by Division 221 and Chief Engineer(Circle M-22) was impleaded as Respondent No. 2 and was directed to submit action plan by 15.02.2018 to make the dispensary accessible to persons with disabilities in accordance with the ‘Harmonised Guidelines and Space Standards for Barrier-Free Built Environment for Persons with Disabilities and Elderly Persons’ issued by the Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India.

4.       During the hearing on 08.03.2018, Sh. S.K. Jain, AE(PWD) M-221, Delhi Sachivalya vide his letter dated 08.03.2018 informed that the ramp at the gate of dispensary and the toilet work for persons with disabilities has been started.  The work is in progress and will be completed within one week at Jagat Puri, Police Colony.

5.       In light of the above, the complaint is closed and disposed off with the direction to respondent no. 2 to submit by 28.03.2018 a report on completion of the work indicating the list of facilities that have been made accessible to persons with disabilities at the above mentioned dispensary.

6.      Given under my hand and the seal of the Court this 8th day of March, 2018.


(T.D. Dhariyal)
State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities

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