Disabled moves court for certificate

Girredy had approached the Commissioner of Disabilities in August 2008,for directing the appropriate authorities to provide him with a disability certificate. However,the Disability Commissioner,through a letter dated September 9,2008,directed Girredy to approach the medical officer concerned with the required medical certificate for obtaining the disability certificate.

The petitioner’s father,accordingly,wrote to the Director and Chief Medical Officer of Sion Hospital,requesting him to issue the disability certificate.Girredy approached the High Court since there was no progress in the matter.

The papers issued by the head of ENT of Grant Medical College and JJ Hospital implicitly stated that the petitioner is suffering from a disability owing to inherent deformity and they put the disability in communication at 35 per cent.

Girredy also states that he cannot even perform preliminary functions like breathing,eating,consumption of liquids and speech properly owing to the disability.

He has now sought directives for availing himself of a certificate and also a temporary certificate till the pending of the petition.

“After the hearing,the state had sought time from a division bench headed by the Chief Justice to reply in the case. It will come up for hearing on Monday,” said assistant government pleader G W Mattos.

According to petitioner’s lawyer Jamshed Mistry,so many things like getting a job and other reservations and benefits for a handicapped person becomes easier with the possession of a disability certificate.