https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456829 The Jharkhand HC allowed a writ petition challenging termination of a visually handicapped Senior Stenographer who failed to pass English shorthand and typing proficiency tests during probation. The court held that NBCC, being a State under Article 12, imposed arbitrary and unreasonable conditions requiring proficiency in both languages without establishing this as standard practice. The condition was deemed illegal as the petitioner, seeking employment, lacked equal bargaining power and had no option but to accept. The court quashed the discriminatory condition and set aside the tribunal's order continuing probation without increments until test clearance. en-us Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 17 Aug 2024 22:53:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456829 The Jharkhand HC allowed a writ petition challenging termination of a visually handicapped Senior Stenographer who failed to pass English shorthand and typing proficiency tests during probation. The court held that NBCC, being a State under Article 12, imposed arbitrary and unreasonable conditions requiring proficiency in both languages without establishing this as standard practice. The condition was deemed illegal as the petitioner, seeking employment, lacked equal bargaining power and had no option but to accept. The court quashed the discriminatory condition and set aside the tribunal's order continuing probation without increments until test clearance. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456829