Legal Question in Employment Law in India

I have been selected for a post of Chief Manager-Mechanical at a ship building PSU. The post of is for ship/submarine construction, refits, modernization, in any relevant fields of planning / design / procurement/ fabrication / berth / outfitting / quality assurance / tests & trials. I have very low vision in my left eye as per guideline of physical disability it is 30% disability. After premedical examination I am declared as medically unfit for the post. There is no mention of any standards in advertisement specifying that one eyed persons are not eligible to apply. Please advise if I have any claim on the post can I fight legally.


Asked on 10/26/15, 1:11 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Fca Prashant Chavan Expert Edge LLP

26.10.2015

Dear Sir / Madam,

If the position requires you to be 100% medically fit, and you have impairment of vision in one eye leading to 30% disability, you do not have any claim on the post, although you may try to convince the Management that you are physically fit to take up the job assignment, and that you vision impairment in one eye will in no way hamper your performance on the job.

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Answered on 10/26/15, 4:57 am


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