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Bombay High Court Quashes Rejection of Candidature for Seasonal Spraying Field Worker Post; Holds Petitioner Entitled to Reservation under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The Court Ruled that Temporary Disability Certificate Did Not Disqualify from Reservation Given Benchmark Disability Existed and Vacancy Remained Unfilled under Section 34(2).

22 Jul 2026

The petitioner, a 25-year-old qualified individual with low vision, challenged the rejection of his candidature for the post of Seasonal Spraying Fiel...

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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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Supreme Court Upholds Right to Medical Education for Persons with Disabilities — Ensures Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation

21 Feb 2025

The Supreme Court set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order and directed admission of a PwD candidate to the MBBS course, emphasizing the ...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

1 Oct 2024

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Supreme Court Allows MBBS Admission for Speech-Disabled Candidate Despite 44% Disability — NMC's Blanket Disqualification Based on Disability Percentage Alone Held Invalid Under RPwD Act, 2016. Functional Assessment of Disability Required Before Denying Medical Education to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

18 Sep 2024

The appellant, Omkar Ramchandra Gond, a student from Latur, Maharashtra, with a speech and language disability (hypernasality with misarticulation due...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Dismissal of Petition Challenging Portrayal of Persons with Disabilities in Film 'Aankh Micholi' — Remands to High Court for Merits Hearing. The Court held that the High Court erred in dismissing the writ petition on maintainability grounds without considering the substantial questions regarding the rights of persons with disabilities under the RPwD Act and the Cinematograph Act.

8 Jul 2024

The appellant, Nipun Malhotra, is the founder of an organization promoting disability awareness and is a person with arthrogryposis. He filed a writ p...

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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...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Disability Certificate Issued by Medical Board in BEST Employee Case. The Court held that the employer cannot challenge the disability certificate without independent evidence, and the writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 is not maintainable.

12 Aug 2020

The petitioner, Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST), filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution o...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition for Admission Under Physical Disability Category for Dyscalculia as Learning Disability Covered Under Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. The court directed IIT Bombay to consider the petitioner's application for Master of Design under PD category, holding that Dyscalculia is a disability under Section 2(i) of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995.

17 Apr 2018

The petitioner, Ms. Naman Varma, a resident of Mumbai, holds a Bachelor of Design degree from Symbiosis International University and suffers from Dysc...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Adjudicates Claim of Transgender Teacher Alleging Discrimination and Termination from Two Private Schools under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. Court Emphasizes Necessity of Effective Implementation of Statutory Protections and Equality for the Transgender Community.

1 Jan 1970

The Supreme Court of India, in a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, examined the pervasive discrimination faced by transgender ...

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