Prasanna Kumari, a 47-year-old visually impaired lawyer, has filed a
petition before the Kerala High Court seeking to initiate contempt of
court proceedings against Vice-chancellor and Registrar of the Kannur
University for not complying with a court order. The court had
directed the Kannur University to treat Prasanna Kumari as one who is
eligible for the post of lecturer in Law. The court had also invalidated
an appointment made by her to the post. The court adjourned the case
for further hearing.
Chottatnikkara-native Prasanna Kumari was an
applicant to the post of lecturer in Law, under the reservation quota
for physically handicapped as per a notification issued by the
university on November, 29, 2008. The age limit for the post was 40 as
on January 2008. Though Prasanna Kumari attended an interview on October
5, 2010, the interview board raised an issue over her age, stating that
she had exceeded the prescribed age limit. She clarified that she was
entitled for the benefit of age relaxation contemplated for physically
handicapped candidates.
The university had informed that Prasanna
Kumari was disqualified as she had crossed 40 as on January 2008. It
also submitted that Kavitha Balakrishnan of Kozhikode was appointed to
the post in December 2011.
However, the court held that the
university’s decision not to consider the petitioner for the post, which
was reserved for physically handicapped, is illegal. The Division Bench
of the High Court also upheld the order.
Source : The New Indian Express , 27th Nov 2015
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