High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows Petition Challenging Rejection of Disability Certificate for Mental Illness Under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — Commissioner Failed to Consider Distinction Between Physical and Mental Disability. The court held that Section 80(b) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 does not require benchmark disability and the Commissioner must consider the specific provisions for mental disability under Section 2(s).
31 Jan 2024The petitioner, Sudesh Kumar Waingade, a government employee with the Directorate of FDA, Goa, suffered from schizophrenia, a mental disability, as ce...
