WA No. 1841 of 2026
8 Jul 2026The case concerns a writ appeal filed by the State of Tamil Nadu against an order of the single judge of the High Court of Madras in W.P.No.20295 of 2...
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Supreme Court
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 2025The 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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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Directs BMTC to Resume Audio Announcement System in Buses for Persons with Disabilities — Right to Accessibility Under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 Upheld. The court held that discontinuation of audio announcements violates the right to accessibility of persons with disabilities under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and issued a writ of mandamus for resumption.
15 Nov 2024The present public interest petition was filed by N Shreyas, a visually impaired individual, and Shreyas Global Trust for Social Cause, seeking a writ...
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Directs BMTC to Resume Audio Announcement System in Buses for Persons with Disabilities — Right to Accessibility Under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 Upheld. Court holds that audio announcements are essential for visually impaired and other disabled persons to access public transport, and their discontinuance violates statutory rights.
15 Nov 2024The present public interest petition was filed by N Shreyas, a visually impaired individual, and Shreyas Global Trust for Social Cause, seeking a writ...
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Negligence of Driver — Tribunal Erred in Dismissing Claim Petition on Ground of Contributory Negligence Without Evidence.
15 Oct 2024The appeal was filed by the claimants, legal representatives of the deceased Mani, challenging the judgment and award dated 29.07.2013 passed by the V...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Directs Union of India to Recalculate Backlog Vacancies for Visually Impaired Candidate Under Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 — Failure to Implement Reservation Since 1996 Leads to Continued Litigation. The Court held that in the absence of a notification under proviso to Section 33 excluding certain services from reservation, visually impaired candidates are entitled to reservation in those services, and interchange under Section 36 must be considered to accommodate backlog vacancies.
8 Jul 2024The respondent no.1, a 100% visually impaired individual, appeared in the Civil Services Examination, 2008 (CSE-2008) and gave preferences for IAS, IR...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Visually Impaired Candidate's Petition in Railway Recruitment Case Due to Administrative Apathy and Error in Date of Birth Entry. Court directs correction of date of birth and consideration of candidature for the post of Assistant under Persons with Benchmark Disabilities category.
27 Feb 2024The petitioner, Mrs. Shanta Digambar Sonawane, a 100% permanently visually impaired individual, applied for the post of Assistant under the Persons wi...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Visually Impaired Student to Pursue Physiotherapy — Strikes Down Blanket Ban as Unconstitutional. The court held that a complete prohibition on persons with visual impairment from studying or practicing physiotherapy violates Article 14 and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and directed individual assessment.
20 Jun 2023The petitioner, Zill Suresh Jain, a student aged 18 years, suffers from low vision with a 40% visual impairment. She completed her SSC in March 2020 a...
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Quashes Dismissal of Bank Employee for Unauthorized Absence Due to Violation of Natural Justice and Disproportionate Punishment. Inquiry officer's failure to consider medical evidence and imposition of dismissal for 146 days absence held to be disproportionate under Syndicate Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976.
26 Feb 2021The petitioner, A.K. Siddalingappa, was an officer of Syndicate Bank working as Incharge Manager of the Stationary Pool. He was charged with unauthori...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under COFEPOSA Act for Non-Application of Mind and Non-Supply of Documents. Father of detenu successfully challenged preventive detention order passed under Section 3(1) of COFEPOSA Act, 1974 on grounds of non-application of mind by detaining authority and failure to supply vital documents.
4 Jan 2012The petitioner, Shri Rashid Kapadia, father of the detenu Khalil Ahmed Rashid Ahmed Kapadia, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constituti...
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