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Madras High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging District Judge Recruitment Notification for Lack of PwD Reservation. Court Directs Compliance with 3% Reservation for Persons with Disabilities in Future Selections Under Section 33 of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995.

The petitioner, M. Ponniah, who suffers from locomotive disability due to polio, filed a writ petition challenging the notification dated 01.05.2013 i...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Rape of Handicapped Woman with Low IQ — Evidence of Prosecutrix Found Credible and Corroborated. Medical Evidence and Testimony of Victim and Informant Establish Offence Under Section 376(2)(l)(n) IPC.

The appellant, Nilesh Prabhakar Jadhav, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Khamgaon, in Sessions Trial No.65/2017 for offences under Sect...

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Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of 7½-Year-Old Mentally Challenged Girl. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen, Recovery, and Medical Reports Established Guilt Beyond Doubt; Aggravating Factors Outweighed Mitigating Factors.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of Manoj Pratap Singh, upholding his conviction and death sentence for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a 7...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court Direction to Consider Candidature of General Category Candidate Under Disabled Quota — Candidate Failed to Claim Disability Status in Application

The case involves an appeal by the Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur and another against the order of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpu...

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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Jeevan Aadhar Policy Condition That Annuity Payable Only After Death of Proposer Under Section 80DD Income Tax Act. Court Holds That Policy Terms Align with Statutory Scheme and No Violation of Article 14.

The petitioner, Ravi Agrawal, a differently abled person, filed a Public Interest Litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the cond...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Visually Impaired Candidate's Challenge to UPSC's Scribe Policy in Civil Services Examination. UPSC's Discretion to Prescribe Conditions for Scribe Upheld as Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory Under Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995.

The petitioner, Nikhil Prabhakar Shedge, a Mechanical Engineer with 40% visual impairment, applied for the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2016 under ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Restriction of 3% Reservation for Physically Handicapped in PG Medical Admissions to Locomotory Disability Only. Visually Impaired Candidate Cannot Claim Reservation as Functional Requirements of Medical Course Justify Classification Under Article 14.

The petitioner, Dr. Syed Abdul Wahab Abdul Aziz, a visually impaired medical officer employed by the State of Maharashtra, challenged the norms restri...