Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- The UT State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has issued notices to the principal and three assistant professors of DAV College, Sector 10, following a disability harassment complaint filed by an assistant professor.

The commissioner's office, acting under provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, has directed all four to submit their replies by August 20.

The notice states that prima facie offences under Sections 89 and 92 of the Act appear to have been committed. Proceedings in the case are scheduled to begin on August 25.

The complainant, who has 50% permanent locomotor disability, has alleged repeated manhandling, harassment, blackmail, verbal abuse and discrimination by the ...