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Supreme Court Directs Comprehensive Accessibility Compliance for Persons with Disabilities in Public Spaces - Emphasizes Social Model of Disability and Two-Pronged Approach to Accessibility. The Court reaffirmed accessibility as a fundamental right and directed amendment of Rule 15 of the RPWD Rules to align with Section 40 of the RPWD Act.

13 Dec 2024

This judgment arises from a writ petition filed in 2005 by Rajive Raturi, a visually challenged person, seeking directions to ensure meaningful access...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Disability Accommodation Case Under RPwD Act 2016 - Appellant with Dysgraphia Denied Compensatory Time in NEET Exam Granted Relief. Court Upholds Statutory Rights to Reasonable Accommodation and Inclusive Education Under Sections 2(r) and 17(i) of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and Binding Nature of Examination Guidelines.

23 Nov 2021

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 29 October 2021, which dismissed the appellant's writ petition under Article 226 of th...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Rejection of Candidature for Post of Assistant Due to Non-Communication of Deficiency. Petitioner's Candidature Rejected Without Giving Opportunity to Rectify Deficiency in Document Upload, Violating Principles of Natural Justice.

27 Feb 2026

The petitioner applied for the post of Assistant pursuant to advertisement No. RRC-01/2019 issued by Respondent No. 1 (Union of India). The petitioner...

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Supreme Court Directs Appointment of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in Auditor Posts Under RPwD Act, 2016. The court held that candidates with specific learning disability and mental illness are entitled to appointment in Group C posts identified as suitable under Gazette Notification dated 4th January 2021, superseding previous lists and complying with Sections 33 and 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

12 Mar 2026

The dispute arose from a recruitment process initiated in 2018 by the Staff Selection Commission to fill Group 'B' and 'C' posts, including two vacanc...

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Supreme Court Allows PIL Seeking Scribe Facility for Person with Disability Without Benchmark Disability — Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Benchmark Disability Not a Precondition for Reasonable Accommodation in Examinations Under Sections 2(s), 2(t), 3, 16, 17, 20 of RPwD Act, 2016.

10 Feb 2025

The petitioner, Gulshan Kumar, a person with 25% permanent disability due to Focal Hand Dystonia (Writer's Cramp), filed a Public Interest Litigation ...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Refers Prisoners with Disabilities Rights Implementation to High-Powered Committee for Uniform Compliance. The Court directed extension of L. Muruganantham framework to all States and Union Territories and mandated establishment of grievance redressal mechanisms, inclusive education, assistive devices, and enhanced visitation rights under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

21 Apr 2026

The Supreme Court, in a writ petition filed by Petitioners against the Union of India and others, addressed the rights and conditions of detention of ...

High Court

Madras High Court Dismisses Disabled Appellant's Claim for Reservation in Engagement of Government Lawyers Under RPwD Act as Engagement Is Contractual, Not Appointment. Section 34(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 Mandates Reservation Only for Appointments in Government Establishments and Does Not Extend to Contractual Engagements of Lawyers Where Government Exercises Right to Choose Counsel.

28 Jul 2026

The matter pertained to a writ appeal filed by V. Muthupandi, a differently abled advocate, against the order of a learned single judge of the Madras ...

High Court

Bombay High Court Quashes Recruitment Advertisement of District Courts for Violating Disability Reservation Law. High Court on Administrative Side Held to be 'Government Establishment' under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016; Directed to Identify Posts and Provide 4% Reservation.

3 May 2018

The Bombay High Court heard two petitions together: a writ petition by the National Federation of the Blind Maharashtra and a public interest litigati...

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Visually Disabled Candidate Denied Job Gets Relief: Supreme Court Orders Appointment in Coal India Case (2026 INSC 53) Procedural technicalities like “expiry of recruitment panel” cannot defeat justice.

13 Jan 2026

Sujata Bora, a visually impaired candidate, applied for a Management Trainee post in Coal India in 2019 under the disability quota. She cleared the se...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals and Directs Separate Cut-Off Marks for Persons with Disabilities in Judicial Services Recruitment. The Court held that exclusion of visually impaired candidates from judicial services is unconstitutional and that PwBD candidates are entitled to relaxation of selection criteria under Section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

10 Mar 2025

The Supreme Court of India, in a suo motu writ petition and connected matters, addressed the issue of recruitment of persons with disabilities (PwD) i...

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