Chandigarh, Aug. 13 -- In a first-of-its-kind action, the state commission for persons with disabilities has imposed a Rs.10,000 fine on the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) for not adhering to the commission's order in a case pertaining to differently abled employees' rights.

The commission, in its June 6 order, had directed the premier institute to remove GS Sandhu as a consultant after the disabled employees' union flagged various grievances, including delay in promotions and implementation for 4% reservation for them across all cadres at the institute. They had also demanded that he is not given the charge of their rosters.

The union had further claimed that Sandhu, aged 70, had been appointed the c...