Delhi High Court orders 3 percent Reservation for disabled in higher judicial service [Read Judgment]
10 years, 11 months ago

Delhi High Court orders 3 percent Reservation for disabled in higher judicial service [Read Judgment]

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Acting upon a writ petition moved by a lawyer, Nishant S. Diwan who is practicing as a lawyer since 1998 and claimed to be suffering from locomotor disability which entitled him to benefits under the Disabilities Act, including reservation in government employment, a Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice R. V. Easwar, through its 24-page verdict. Acting upon a writ petition moved by a lawyer, Nishant S. Diwan who is practicing as a lawyer since 1998 and claimed to be suffering from locomotor disability which entitled him to benefits under the Disabilities Act, including reservation in government employment, a Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice R. V. Easwar, through its 24-page verdict has paved the way for three per cent reservation for the disabled in the Higher Judicial Service by giving directions for reserving one of the advertised posts in the current recruitment process. The judgment pronounced by the Delhi High Court stated that a special recruitment procedure will be carried out in respect of only the reserved vacancies falling to the share of those entitled to be considered under the three per cent quota under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, if the High Court's Registrar-General is not in a position to advertise all the vacancies. Petitioner Mr. Diwan contended that those competing for recruitment in the Delhi Higher Judicial Service are not provided with the three per cent reservation for the disabled applicable to the Civil Judges and Magistrates as well as the members of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunals.

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'None Should Be Excluded From Judicial Service Only Because Of Disability' : Supreme Court Strikes Down MP Rule Barring Visually Impaired Candidates
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'None Should Be Excluded From Judicial Service Only Because Of Disability' : Supreme Court Strikes Down MP Rule Barring Visually Impaired Candidates

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In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Monday held that no person can be denied consideration for recruitment in the judicial service solely on account of their physical disabilities.The Court held that persons with disabilities must not face any discrimination in their pursuit of judicial service recruitments and that the State must provide them affirmative action to ensure. The …

Visually impaired persons are eligible for appointment as judge in district judiciary: SC
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Visually impaired persons are eligible for appointment as judge in district judiciary: SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday held that no person can be denied recruitment in the judicial service solely on account of their physical disabilities. The apex court's two-judge bench, headed by Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan pronounced the judgment after hearing a batch of petitions, including a suo motu one of …

RPwD Act | Hyper Rigid Approach While Dealing With Disabled Candidates Dilutes Purpose Of 'Reasonable Accommodation': Delhi High Court
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RPwD Act | Hyper Rigid Approach While Dealing With Disabled Candidates Dilutes Purpose Of 'Reasonable Accommodation': Delhi High Court

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While hearing a plea against a decision granting exemption to an orthopaedically disabled person from typewriting test after the results were declared, the Delhi High Court observed that the approach of a court while dealing with persons with disabilities must be "qualitatively different" from one adopted for able-bodied candidates. It has to be remembered that provisions aiming at inclusion by …

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea over women’s reservation in Parliament
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea over women’s reservation in Parliament

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to respond to a plea challenging the validity of Article 334A of the Constitution which prescribes delimitation as a prerequisite to give effect to reservation of seats for women in Parliament. The court issued notice to the Ministry of Law and Justice as well as the Attorney-General of India, the highest …

Supreme Court Allows All Disabled Candidates To Take Scribe In Exams Without Meeting Benchmark Disabilities
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Supreme Court Allows All Disabled Candidates To Take Scribe In Exams Without Meeting Benchmark Disabilities

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The Supreme Court today allowed a writ petition filed by a candidate suffering from Focal Hand Dystonia, seeking to avail the benefit of the scribe by relying on landmark Vikas Kumar v. UPSC in which it held that benchmark disability is not the precondition to obtaining a scribe. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan passed the judgment …

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Implement 4% Reservation In Promotions For Persons With Disabilities Employed By State
2 months ago

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Implement 4% Reservation In Promotions For Persons With Disabilities Employed By State

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The Gujarat High Court on Monday issued notice to the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Department of the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities on a plea for immediate compliance of an Office Memorandum mandating 4% reservation in promotions for State employees with disabilities under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act. The Office Memorandum, issued by …

Reservation Provided Under Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act Is Confined To Posts Identified By Appropriate Government: Kerala HC
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Reservation Provided Under Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act Is Confined To Posts Identified By Appropriate Government: Kerala HC

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The Kerala High Court observed that reservation provided under Section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act is confined to the posts which are identified by the government for persons with benchmark disabilities under Section 33. As per Section 33, the appropriate Government shall identify posts in the establishments which can be held by respective category of persons …

'Casual Approach': Supreme Court Summons Director General Of Health Services In Plea Of Disabled Candidate For MBBS Admission
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'Casual Approach': Supreme Court Summons Director General Of Health Services In Plea Of Disabled Candidate For MBBS Admission

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The Supreme Court today has sought the personal presence of the Director General, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India tomorrow at 10:30 am in Court. This observation came after the Court found that the approach of the Respondents, in this case, was "casual" in a case related to the medical admission of …

'Disability Pension Can't Be Denied Merely Because Officer Was Posted At Peace Station Later', Delhi High Court
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'Disability Pension Can't Be Denied Merely Because Officer Was Posted At Peace Station Later', Delhi High Court

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A Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur while dismissing a Petition observed that the disability element of Pension could not be denied to the Respondent merely on the grounds that the Respondent was posted at a peace area. The Tribunal referred to the proceedings of the RMB and held that while initially the …

'Disability Pension Can't Be Denied Merely Because Officer Was Posted At Peace Station Later', Delhi High Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Disability Pension Can't Be Denied Merely Because Officer Was Posted At Peace Station Later', Delhi High Court

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A Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur while dismissing a Petition observed that the disability element of Pension could not be denied to the Respondent merely on the grounds that the Respondent was posted at a peace area. The Tribunal referred to the proceedings of the RMB and held that while initially the …

Percentage Of Disability Less Than The Benchmark Level Would Not Render Meritorious Disabled Candidate Unfit For Job: Rajasthan High Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Percentage Of Disability Less Than The Benchmark Level Would Not Render Meritorious Disabled Candidate Unfit For Job: Rajasthan High Court

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The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court imposed cost of Rs. The division bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Munnuri Laxman held that once a post was declared to be suitable for a particular kind of disability, a candidate suffering from such disability could not be declared medically unfit, if otherwise, s/he was meritorious, just because …

Infrastructure Of District Courts In Punjab & Haryana Not Disabled Friendly, High Court Asks Building Committees To Take Action
4 months ago

Infrastructure Of District Courts In Punjab & Haryana Not Disabled Friendly, High Court Asks Building Committees To Take Action

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From an affidavit filed by the governments of Punjab and Haryana, the High Court has found that the infrastructure in district courts and sub-district courts in the states are not disabled friendly.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Alok Jain observed that, "The charts filed by the State of Punjab as well as State of Haryana reveal that there are several …

DHCBA Women Reservation | Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure At Lawyer's Comment On Women Representation In Bench
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DHCBA Women Reservation | Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure At Lawyer's Comment On Women Representation In Bench

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While hearing pleas seeking reservation for women lawyers in the Delhi High Court Bar Association, the Supreme Court today expressed serious displeasure at a counsel's comment regarding women representation in the Court's Bench. Notably, the counsel submitted that there are only 22% women lawyers in the Delhi High Court Bar, but they are seeking more than 33% reservation. Notably, the …

Delhi HC fines petitioner who sought info on SC Collegium’s criteria for appointments
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC fines petitioner who sought info on SC Collegium’s criteria for appointments

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the Supreme Court Collegium to provide detailed reasons while refusing to accept recommendations for appointment of High Court judges. Petitioner Rakesh Kumar Gupta also sought directions to the top court collegium to reveal the “qualification” needed for appointment as a High Court judge, and publish monthly data related …

Delhi High Court Orders Indian Nursing Council To Consider Representation On Inclusive Disability Reservation In B.Sc. Nursing Program
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Delhi High Court Orders Indian Nursing Council To Consider Representation On Inclusive Disability Reservation In B.Sc. Nursing Program

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The Delhi High Court has directed the Indian Nursing Council to address a representation challenging Clause 8 of the 'Admission Terms and Conditions' under the Revised Regulations and Curriculum for B.Sc. “Keeping in view the aforesaid, this Court directs the present writ petition to be treated as a representation to respondent no.3, who in turn, is directed to decide the …

Ensure gadgets, infrastructure for disabled on court premises: Delhi HC
1 year, 6 months ago

Ensure gadgets, infrastructure for disabled on court premises: Delhi HC

The Hindu  

To make court premises more accessible, the High Court has directed the Delhi government to provide infrastructure and financial assistance to procure essential gadgets for the differently abled so that they may take part in judicial proceedings. The direction came on a petition filed by a differently abled man, who is accused of subjecting his wife — a “polio orthopaedically …

Delhi High Court mandate 5% reservation for specially-abled candidates in educational institutes
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court mandate 5% reservation for specially-abled candidates in educational institutes

India Today  

Delhi High Court has taken a significant step towards promoting inclusivity and accessibility in educational institutions by instructing the city government and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University to ensure a five percent reservation for specially-abled candidates. COURT'S DIRECTIVE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE The high court's bench, led by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, emphasised the importance of implementing the mandated 5% …

Delhi High Court Expresses Displeasure At 'Insensitive' Approach Of Authorities In Matter Related To Employment Of Persons With Disabilities
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court Expresses Displeasure At 'Insensitive' Approach Of Authorities In Matter Related To Employment Of Persons With Disabilities

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Calling it a sorry state of affairs, the Delhi High Court has expressed displeasure over inadequate representation of authorities in a plea moved last year concerning employment of persons with disabilities in the railways.“The Government of India formulates several Schemes for the welfare of the Society and the citizens of this Country, but thereafter the citizens are left on their …

Maintain Practice Of Having One-Third High Court Judges From District Judiciary : Supreme Court
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Maintain Practice Of Having One-Third High Court Judges From District Judiciary : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, expressed its prima facie view that the the present ratio of 1:3 between the judges who are elevated from District Judiciary to the High Courts from the service cadre and those who are elevated from the Bar needs to be maintained. After recording the order, Justice Gavai told the Counsel - “Madam, please advise your …

Welfare State Expected To Create Conducive Conditions For Disabled Citizens, Provide Avenues For Public Employment: Delhi High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Welfare State Expected To Create Conducive Conditions For Disabled Citizens, Provide Avenues For Public Employment: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has observed that a welfare State is expected to create conditions which are conducive to citizens with disabilities by providing them avenues for public employment.A division bench comprising of Justices Sanjeev Sachdeva and Tushar Rao Gedela was of the view that under the Persons with Disabilities Act,. The Delhi High Court has observed that a welfare …

"How Will These Bodies Function?": Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response Over Failure To Fill Posts Created For Welfare Of Persons With Disabilities
2 years, 11 months ago

"How Will These Bodies Function?": Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response Over Failure To Fill Posts Created For Welfare Of Persons With Disabilities

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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over Centre's failure to fill up various vacancies with respect to the statutory posts created for the welfare of persons with disabilities. The Court was hearing a petition filed in the year 2018, pointing the failure on part of Union of India to fill up the positions of Chief Commissioner of Persons …

How Supreme Court Protected Rights Of Disabled In 2021
3 years, 2 months ago

How Supreme Court Protected Rights Of Disabled In 2021

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As per the Census of 2011 there are 2.68 crore persons with disabilities in India who constitute 2.21 percent of population out of which 1.50 crore are male and 1.18 crore are female.In our country, persons with disabilities constitute a minority group who live in an extremely vulnerable and disadvantaged political, social and economic environment. SC Judgment Which Excluded Persons …

Supreme Court Directs Centre To Issue Instructions To Implement Reservation In Promotions For Persons With Disabilities Within 4 Months
3 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Directs Centre To Issue Instructions To Implement Reservation In Promotions For Persons With Disabilities Within 4 Months

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union of India to issue instructions "at the earliest and not later than four months", in accordance with the proviso to Section 34 of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 for giving reservation in promotions to persons with disabilities. The Court said that there are no ambiguities in the judgment and …

Reservation In Promotions For Persons With Disabilities : Centre Seeks Clarifications On Supreme Court Verdict
3 years, 6 months ago

Reservation In Promotions For Persons With Disabilities : Centre Seeks Clarifications On Supreme Court Verdict

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The Central Government has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking clarifications with respect to its judgment which declared that persons with disabilities have right to reservation in promotions.On Tuesday, a bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and Sanjiv Khanna heard arguments on the Centre's application, which seeks clarifications with respect to the. The Central Government has …

Delhi High Court Temporarily Stays Order For Extension Of CM Advocates' Welfare Scheme To All Lawyers Residing In NCR
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Temporarily Stays Order For Extension Of CM Advocates' Welfare Scheme To All Lawyers Residing In NCR

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The Delhi High Court today granted a temporary stay on a single judge order for extension of benefits under CM Advocates' Welfare Scheme to all lawyers who are residing in the NCR region but are practicing in Delhi. A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Amit Bansal, after hearing Advocate Satyakam for Delhi Government, ordered that operation …

'Rule Is Reservation': Delhi HC To DoPT Over Failure To Respond To Plea Alleging Disabled Quota Neglected In Civil Services
3 years, 7 months ago

'Rule Is Reservation': Delhi HC To DoPT Over Failure To Respond To Plea Alleging Disabled Quota Neglected In Civil Services

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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over failure of the Department of Personnel and Training to file its response to a plea challenging preliminary examination notice for direct recruitment to civil services in the year 2020, on the ground that it neglects the minimum reservation to be provided to disabled persons. Advocates Pankaj Sinha and DK Mahajan for …

Persons With Disabilities Have Right To Reservation In Promotions : Supreme Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Persons With Disabilities Have Right To Reservation In Promotions : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Monday held that persons with physical disabilities have right to reservation in promotions also.A 2-judge bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R Subhash Reddy held so dismissing an appeal filed by the State of Kerala against a judgment of the Kerala High Court.The Supreme Court said that the High Court judgment was. The Supreme Court …

SC/ST Reservations Can't Be Taken Away By Invoking Technicalities Forgetting The Hardships faced By Them In Accomplishing Literacy And Awareness: Delhi High Court
4 years, 2 months ago

SC/ST Reservations Can't Be Taken Away By Invoking Technicalities Forgetting The Hardships faced By Them In Accomplishing Literacy And Awareness: Delhi High Court

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"The very fact that members of the STs have been granted certain reservations/relaxations, not only legislatively but also constitutionally, shows the need therefor. The reasons and objective of providing such reservations/relaxations should not be lost sight of while implementing the reservations and relaxations," observed the Delhi High Court recently. It was submitted that the Presiding Officer of the PET Board …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging St Stephens College's Cut-Off For Disability Quota Seats
4 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging St Stephens College's Cut-Off For Disability Quota Seats

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The Supreme Court last week issued notice on a plea challenging the procedure followed by Delhi University's St. Stephens College in setting an "unreasonably high cut-off" for seats reserved for the disabled category and diverting the consequently-unfilled seats to the General Christian category. The bench headed by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde was hearing a SLP against a July, 2019 …

Disabled students should make up 5% of total induction in varsity: HC to JNU
4 years, 4 months ago

Disabled students should make up 5% of total induction in varsity: HC to JNU

India Today  

The Delhi High Court has issued a statement on Friday, in which it asked the Jawaharlal Nehru University to make sure that five percent of the total induction of students in the varsity should comprise of students belonging to the Persons With Disabilities category. After being issued the order from Delhi High Court, the varsity assured the court that the …

Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Ashok Arora Suspension From SCBA Case
4 years, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Ashok Arora Suspension From SCBA Case

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Giving time to Ashok Arora and others till Monday to file their replies to the matter, the Division Bench of Justice Endlaw and Justice Asha Menon today reserved order in the matter of suspension of Ashok Arora as Secretary from the Supreme Court Bar Association after hearing Arora, SCBA, and the Bar Council of India. Raising allegations against the SCBA …

Delhi HC issues notice to UPSC after plea says quota for disabled neglected
4 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC issues notice to UPSC after plea says quota for disabled neglected

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to Union Public Service Commission on a plea challenging this year’s preliminary examination notice for direct recruitment to civil services on the ground that it neglects the minimum reservation to be provided to disabled persons. The petition by Sambhavana, a registered society of the disabled for the disabled, claimed that the UPSC’s …

Plea Challenging UPSC Prelims Notification For Neglecting Statutory Reservation For PwD Category, Delhi HC Issues Notice
4 years, 7 months ago

Plea Challenging UPSC Prelims Notification For Neglecting Statutory Reservation For PwD Category, Delhi HC Issues Notice

Live Law  

Delhi High Court had issued notice in a plea challenging the Preliminary Examination notification of the Union Public Service Commission for allegedly neglecting the mandatory reservation requirement for disabled persons under Section 34 of the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act. The term 'expected vacancies', the Petitioner argues, is neither contemplated in the RPwD Act or the judgment of the …

For equal treatment: The Hindu Editorial on the Supreme Court extending benefits to the disabled
4 years, 8 months ago

For equal treatment: The Hindu Editorial on the Supreme Court extending benefits to the disabled

The Hindu  

In holding that people suffering from disability are entitled to the same benefits and relaxations as candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Supreme Court has recognised the travails of the disabled in accessing education or employment, regardless of their social status. Recently, the top court ruled that the Delhi High Court had correctly decided in 2012 that “people suffering …

Disabled are entitled to same benefits of SC/ST quota: Supreme Court
4 years, 8 months ago

Disabled are entitled to same benefits of SC/ST quota: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court, in a significant decision, confirmed that persons suffering from disabilities are also socially backward and entitled to the same benefits of relaxation as Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates in public employment and education. Setting aside the college decision, the Supreme Court noted that Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates require 35% to pass in the aptitude test, the same shall …

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Domicile Reservation For Delhiites In NLU Delhi [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Domicile Reservation For Delhiites In NLU Delhi [Read Order]

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Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking quashing of the provision giving 50% reservation to students who passed their qualifying exam from the Institute located within the National Capital Territory. Hence, NLU Delhi has grossly violated the guidelines issued by MHRD and reservation for OBC & EWS were implemented without increasing the seats", it is sought to …

Classification Of Patients As Residents And Non-Residents For Treatment Was Held Unconstitutional By Delhi HC In 2018
4 years, 9 months ago

Classification Of Patients As Residents And Non-Residents For Treatment Was Held Unconstitutional By Delhi HC In 2018

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In October 2018, the Delhi High Court had held that classification of individuals as residents and non-residents for the purpose of providing medical facilities is unreasonable and violative of the fundamental right to health enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution. We have no hesitation in holding that the impugned circular suffers from various vices which are not permissible under …

Bar Council Of Delhi Urges Delhi CJ To Constitute More Benches And Allot More Judicial Officers To Hear Urgent Cases
4 years, 11 months ago

Bar Council Of Delhi Urges Delhi CJ To Constitute More Benches And Allot More Judicial Officers To Hear Urgent Cases

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The Chairman of Bar Council of Delhi, KC Mittal has written to the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, urging him to hold some benches in the High court premises and permit entry to the concerned advocate on record. Mittal points out that though restricting court work to "extremely urgent matters" is essential to hold out the pandemic, such …

High Courts Weekly Round-Up
5 years, 1 month ago

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

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Allahabad High Court Time-Bound Contractual Services On Honorarium Basis Cannot Be Classified To Be An Office Of Profit Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi held that time-bound contractual services on honorarium basis cannot be termed to be an office of profit and hence, an elected pradhan, receiving honorarium in a private contractual service, alone is not a decisive factor to state that …

SC affirms 3% quota for disabled in PSUs
5 years, 2 months ago

SC affirms 3% quota for disabled in PSUs

The Hindu  

A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court has granted relief to persons with disabilities across the country by allowing reservation in promotion in all groups for those employed in public sector jobs. The Bench, also comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and V. Ramasubramanian, was answering a reference on the question whether the disabled, included under The Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995”, …

Allocate The Vacant Seats Reserved For Physically Handicapped To Blind Persons: Delhi HC Directs Department Of Revenue [Read Judgment]
5 years, 2 months ago

Allocate The Vacant Seats Reserved For Physically Handicapped To Blind Persons: Delhi HC Directs Department Of Revenue [Read Judgment]

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Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to identify the vacancies in the Physically Handicapped category which can be filled up by persons in Blind/Low Vision category. While his arguing his claims, the Petitioner relied upon the judgment of the Supreme Court in Government of India v. Ravi Prakash Gupta 2 SCC 448 which held that the time of …

Higher Educational Institutions Should Reserve 5% Seats For Persons With Benchmark Disabilities: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 4 months ago

Higher Educational Institutions Should Reserve 5% Seats For Persons With Benchmark Disabilities: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

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‘This 5% reservation of seats has to be provided each time when process for filling up the seats is initiated by the above-mentioned institutions.’The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed all institutions of higher education and other higher educational institutions receiving aid from the state government to reserve not less than 5% seats for persons with benchmark disabilities.The. ‘This 5% …

Supreme Court says people notified as SC/ST members in one state can't necessarily claim quota benefits in other states
6 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court says people notified as SC/ST members in one state can't necessarily claim quota benefits in other states

Firstpost  

The bench with a majority of 4:1 held that so far as Delhi is concerned, the central reservation policy regarding SC/ST would be applicable here. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi unanimously held that a person belonging to Scheduled Caste in one state cannot be deemed to be a Scheduled Caste in other states where he migrated …

Delhi HC Tells Govt. To Decide On Plea For Separate Department For Disability Affairs
6 years, 8 months ago

Delhi HC Tells Govt. To Decide On Plea For Separate Department For Disability Affairs

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The Delhi High Court has directed the AAP government to take a call within eight weeks on the plea for creating a separate department of disability affairs so that various schemes and provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act can be effectively implemented.The court directed the Centre and the Delhi government to also address the concerns regarding various …

Delhi HC Tells Govt. To Decide On Plea For Separate Department For Disability Affairs
6 years, 8 months ago

Delhi HC Tells Govt. To Decide On Plea For Separate Department For Disability Affairs

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The Delhi High Court has directed the AAP government to take a call within eight weeks on the plea for creating a separate department of disability affairs so that various schemes and provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act can be effectively implemented.The court directed the Centre and the Delhi government to also address the concerns regarding various …

Supreme Court allows Centre to go ahead with reservation in promotion for SC/ST employees
6 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court allows Centre to go ahead with reservation in promotion for SC/ST employees

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court allowed the Centre to go ahead with reservation in promotion for employees belonging to the SC/ST category in “accordance with law”. Singh said the petition before the bench was the Centre’s challenge to the Delhi High Court’s 23 August last year verdict quashing government’s order extending reservation in promotion to employees belonging to the SC and ST …

High Court Extends Reservation and Age Relaxation for Hearing-Impaired Candidates in Delhi Judicial Services Exam-2017
7 years, 2 months ago

High Court Extends Reservation and Age Relaxation for Hearing-Impaired Candidates in Delhi Judicial Services Exam-2017

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has extended the benefit of reservation and age relaxation to hearing-impaired candidates in the Delhi Judicial Services (DJS) Examination. This decision is based on a letter written by a hearing-impaired law student, Saumya Sharma, who had previously filed a request for information under the Right to Information Act of 2005. The court has ruled that the …

Exclusive: Taking Cognizance Of Law Student’s Letter, Delhi HC Entitles Hearing-Impaired Candidates To Reservation, Age Relaxation In Delhi Judicial Services Exam-2017
7 years, 2 months ago

Exclusive: Taking Cognizance Of Law Student’s Letter, Delhi HC Entitles Hearing-Impaired Candidates To Reservation, Age Relaxation In Delhi Judicial Services Exam-2017

Live Law  

In an encouraging instance, the benefit of reservation and age relaxation available to the ‘Physically Handicapped’ candidates in the Delhi Judicial Services Examination have been extended to the hearing impaired, without any litigation, on account of a letter by a hearing-impaired student of law addressed to Chief Justice G Rohini of the Delhi High Court in her. In an encouraging …

SC to pass orders on making higher educational institutes disabled-friendly soon
7 years, 3 months ago

SC to pass orders on making higher educational institutes disabled-friendly soon

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will pass an order on a plea seeking to make higher education institutions physically accessible for disabled students. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will pass an order on a plea seeking to make higher education institutions physically accessible for disabled students. Counsel for the petitioner organisation said the college …

Ensure 5% Quota For Disabled Persons In Shop Allotment Through Roster System: Delhi HC [Read Order]
7 years, 4 months ago

Ensure 5% Quota For Disabled Persons In Shop Allotment Through Roster System: Delhi HC [Read Order]

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The Delhi High Court recently directed the Centre to ensure that 5% quota in shop allotment is set aside for the disabled.A Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva directed this quota to be worked out through a roster system, which would basically require that the vacancies be worked out at the 30th, 60th, 90th, 150th and …

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