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Bombay High Court Hears Writ Petition by Visually Impaired Candidate Seeking Correction of Recruitment Preference in Maharashtra Subordinate Services Examination. Petitioner, a 100% blind candidate, inadvertently selected 'no preference' for appointing authority due to disability, and requested correction after clearing both preliminary and mains examinations.

8 Apr 2025

The petitioner, a 41-year-old woman with 100% permanent visual impairment, applied for the post of Clerk-Typist (Marathi-English)-2023 under the Perso...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Partially Blind Candidate for Civil Judge Post — Condition of 40%-50% Disability Held Invalid Under Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. The Court held that restriction on disability percentage for identified posts must be based on expert committee determination, not arbitrary government decision.

22 Jan 2019

The appellant, a practicing advocate with 70% visual impairment, applied for the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Tamil Nadu pursuant to a not...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Visually Impaired Peon Against Termination Due to 100% Disability. Holds That 40% Minimum Disability Requirement Under Advertisement Cannot Override Statutory Provisions of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995.

25 Aug 2014

The petitioner, Patel Suleman Gaibi, who is 100% visually disabled, applied for the post of peon in the Irrigation Department of the State of Maharash...

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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 2024

The 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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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 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...

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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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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Student's Petition Challenging Medical Board's Zero Percent Visual Disability Report in Seat Allocation. Finding of No Visual Impairment by Designated Collegium of Ophthalmologists Upheld as Expert Opinion Under Section 45 of Evidence Act, No Quota Entitlement Established.

29 Aug 2024

The matter arose from a writ petition filed by a student claiming visual impairment beyond 40% and seeking a seat under the disability quota. The peti...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds CAT Order Directing Consideration of Disabled Candidate for Civil Services — Failure to Provide Scribe for Written Examination Violates Rights Under Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. The court held that the denial of a scribe to a visually impaired candidate amounts to discrimination and violates Section 39 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.

27 Oct 2014

The Union of India filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 12.12.2013 passed by the C...

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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 2023

The 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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