Notices
were issued on 04 April 2012 in WP(C) 98 of 2012, on the basis of a
writ petition filed by Ms Jeeja Ghosh, a person with cerebral palsy
who was unceremoniously deplaned by Spice Jet in Kolkata on 19 Feb
2012. Despite being a regular air traveller and comfortably settled
in her seat on her way to a conference on disability rights in Goa,
Ms Jeeja Gosh was deemed unfit to fly by the air crew and removed
before take-off. The conference, North South Dialogue IV, was
organized by Dr Mithu Alur, founder of Able Disable All People
Together (ADAPT), the second petitioner in the case.
Despite
the existing Constitutional, domestic and international laws on the
issue, Ms Jeeja Ghosh and others in her situation continue to face
discrimination and harassment while travelling. These acts,
occurring on various airlines across the country, are in violation of
the existing Civil Aviation Requirements, and also violate the
Persons With Disabilities Act, 1995.The
actions are also directly contrary to the provisions of the United
Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(UNCRPD), which India ratified in 2007.
In
addition to compensation for the loss and suffering that resulted
from this particular incident the Petitioner is also seeking
direction to ensure that the Respondents take action to ensure
implementation of the Civil Aviation Requirements and other statutory
and constitutional requirements, with clearly spelt out exemplary
penalties for non-compliance with the regulations to ensure that such
behaviour does not occur in the future.
For further information
please contact:
Douglas Wyatt
+91-81300-80472
doug.hrln@gmail.com
doug.hrln@gmail.com
Rajive raturi m: 9818628760
rajive.raturi@hrln.org
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