Supreme Court Allows All Disabled Candidates To Take Scribe In Exams Without Meeting Benchmark Disabilities
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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 by reiterating the Vikas Kumar judgment in which a UPSC candidate, who suffered from Writer's camp, was allowed to avail scribe as against the Civil Services Examination Rules, 2018, in which it was stated that a scribe could be provided only to blind candidates and candidates with locomotor disability or cerebral palsy with an impairment of at least 40%. Set up incentives programs for scribe to ensure their availability and provide necessary training; vii.provide some time prior to the examination to allow the candidates to familiarize themselves with the scribe to ensure that there is a sense of comfort while communicating with the scribe during the examination; viii.offer PwD candidates a choice of examination modes, such as scribe braille, large print, audio recording of answers, etc; ix.take penal action against authorities/officials in charge of decisionmaking process, who fail to follow the guidelines set out by the Respondent No.5 and formulate guidelines which exclude PwD; x. sensitise the persons working for the respondent authorities, and train them on a regular basis, to address the reasonable accommodation needs of PwDs; and xi. The petitioner candidate has filed a writ petition against various examination authorities such as the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, State Bank of India, Staff Selection Commission, Bihar Staff Selection Commission and the Union of India via the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities where he was denied the facility of scribe and compensatory time on grounds that these were only available for persons with benchmark disability.

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Visually challenged persons suitable for judicial service: Supreme Court
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3 weeks ago

Visually challenged persons suitable for judicial service: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court, in a significant judgment on Monday, held that visually-impaired candidates cannot be found unsuitable for judicial service. The court said it was high time the Parliament considered amending Article 15 of the Constitution to include ‘disability’ as a ground for non-discrimination. The apex court said any indirect discrimination that results in the exclusion of Persons with Disabilities …

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

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

Live Law  

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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3 weeks ago

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
1 month ago

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

Live Law  

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 …

SC allows all disabled candidates to have scribes for exams
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC allows all disabled candidates to have scribes for exams

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday said all disabled candidates can take scribes to write their exams without meeting the benchmark disabilities' criteria. The court therefore directed the Centre to revisit the office memorandum of August 10, 2022, remove the restrictions and grant relaxations in a "reasonable manner". The top court directed all the authorities, recruitment agencies and examining bodies to …

Supreme Court's Key Decisions On Rights Of Persons With Disability In 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court's Key Decisions On Rights Of Persons With Disability In 2024

Live Law  

The Supreme Court in 2024 made several important decisions relating to the rights of Persons with Disability. Here are the key judgements, orders and observations on Disability Rights: In a significant judgment boosting disability rights, the Supreme Court directed the Union Government to frame mandatory rules as required under Section 40 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, …

'Casual Approach': Supreme Court Summons Director General Of Health Services In Plea Of Disabled Candidate For MBBS Admission
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3 months, 1 week ago

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

Live Law  

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 …

Supreme Court Grants Relief To Disabled Candidates For AIBE; Express Surprise At NLU Consortium Having No Policy For CLAT
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Grants Relief To Disabled Candidates For AIBE; Express Surprise At NLU Consortium Having No Policy For CLAT

Live Law  

After the Supreme Court last week allowed a 100 percent blind law student to avail the assistance of a scribe, as appointed by the Consortium of the National Law Universities, to appear for the Common Law Entrance Test - Postgraduate exam 2024-25, the Court today granted relief to the other two petitioners seeking the use of computers to write answers …

Documents Filed In Court Must Be Accessible To Persons With Disabilities : Lawyer Flags Issue Before Supreme Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Documents Filed In Court Must Be Accessible To Persons With Disabilities : Lawyer Flags Issue Before Supreme Court

Live Law  

While hearing the matter on the accessibility of computers and soft copies of bare acts for students with benchmark disability to appear for the upcoming All India Bar Examination on December 22, Advocate Rahul Bajaj informed the Court that the format in which the Union Government filed its counter on the suggestions is not in an accessible format. Bajaj, appearing …

Citizens with disabilities, making their rights real
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Citizens with disabilities, making their rights real

The Hindu  

The data from the 2011 national Census of India indicate that persons with disabilities constitute 2.21 % of the total population. The role of the State Commissioner One of the unique points of the RPWD Act in comparison to many disability legislations of the developing countries is the provision for the constitution of the office of the State Commissioners for …

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 …

'Supreme Court Opened Doors Of Accessibility For Persons With Disabilities' : Prof Amita Dhanda | Interview
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Supreme Court Opened Doors Of Accessibility For Persons With Disabilities' : Prof Amita Dhanda | Interview

Live Law  

In a significant ruling boosting disability rights, the Supreme Court on 8th November directed the Central Government to frame mandatory rules as required under Section 40 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 for ensuring that public places and services accessible to persons with disabilities. The Court further held that Rule 15 of the Rights of Persons with …

A formidable legacy in securing disability rights
4 months ago

A formidable legacy in securing disability rights

Hindustan Times  

India’s 50th Chief Justice of India, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, retired on November 10, 2024. While many reviews of Justice Chandrachud’s legacy have focused on his contributions to constitutional law and judicial reform, his work on disability rights has often been relegated to a footnote. The Supreme Court would also do well to ensure that lawyers with disabilities are inducted into …

Give priority to 'absolutely blind' candidates over 'low vision' ones in jobs: Karnataka HC
4 months, 1 week ago

Give priority to 'absolutely blind' candidates over 'low vision' ones in jobs: Karnataka HC

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka High Court has emphasised that individuals with "absolute blindness" should be given preference over those with "low vision" in employment opportunities, provided their disability does not hinder their ability to perform duties. The Department of School Education contested this decision, arguing that reservations for candidates with "low vision" and those with "absolute blindness" should be treated as separate …

SC orders NMC to issue fresh norms to admit PwD students
4 months, 2 weeks ago

SC orders NMC to issue fresh norms to admit PwD students

Hindustan Times  

Discrimination against persons with disabilities strikes a blow to the entire nation and the collective goal of integration and fraternity, the Supreme Court has held in a judgment that ordered the National Medical Commission to reform its admission guidelines to ensure greater inclusivity and fair treatment in medical courses. The ruling, delivered by a bench led by Chief Justice of …

Disability Assessment: A Path to Inclusion and Justice
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Disability Assessment: A Path to Inclusion and Justice

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court's recent judgment in Omkar Ramachandra Gond v. Union of India is a landmark decision that addresses the issue of disability assessment in medical admissions. The judgment sets a precedent by holding that the mere existence of a benchmark disability is not sufficient to disqualify a person from pursuing medicine. It also emphasizes that the medical board must …

Effect Of Rights Of Persons With Disability Act Can't Be Taken Away By Conditions In Prospectus Of Educational Institute: Kerala High Court
6 months ago

Effect Of Rights Of Persons With Disability Act Can't Be Taken Away By Conditions In Prospectus Of Educational Institute: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has recently observed that the "effect" of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 which defines a person with physical disability and their certification cannot be taken away by certain conditions imposed in the prospectus of an educational institute. The observation came in the State's appeal against an order of the single judge bench which had …

Persons With Disabilities Should Not Be Deprived From Public Employment Despite Being Eligible & Meritorious On Hyper-Technical Grounds: Rajasthan HC
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Persons With Disabilities Should Not Be Deprived From Public Employment Despite Being Eligible & Meritorious On Hyper-Technical Grounds: Rajasthan HC

Live Law  

Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the intention behind enacting the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 was to ensure full participation of people with disabilities in public employment and all-round efforts were needed to ensure that no opportunity was left for their integration into the mainstream society. All-round efforts are required …

Supreme Court pushes government for special daily news bulletin for hearing and speech impaired persons
7 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court pushes government for special daily news bulletin for hearing and speech impaired persons

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Additional Solicitor General of India Aishwarya Bhati to take instructions from public broadcaster Prasar Bharati on having a special news bulletin at least once a day exclusively for hearing and speech impaired persons. The court’s push for equal rights for persons with disabilities follows a judgment in July which had condemned their stereotyping in …

SC releases guidelines to prevent stereotyping of differently abled
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SC releases guidelines to prevent stereotyping of differently abled

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling on Monday, laid down comprehensive guidelines to prevent stereotyping and discrimination of persons with disabilities in visual media, including films and documentaries, emphasising the importance of sensitive and accurate representation of PwDs in order for discourse to be inclusive rather than alienating. While disability humour attempts to better understand and explain disability, disabling …

Centre's response sought on plea raising issue of assistance to persons with disabilities
1 year, 5 months ago

Centre's response sought on plea raising issue of assistance to persons with disabilities

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on September 25 asked the Centre to respond to a plea which sought that quantum of assistance to persons with disabilities should be 25% higher than those given to others under similar social welfare schemes. The Bench, also comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, requested Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati to assist the Supreme Court in …

For inclusive court proceedings, ensuring reasonable accommodation for lawyers with disabilities is vital
1 year, 7 months ago

For inclusive court proceedings, ensuring reasonable accommodation for lawyers with disabilities is vital

Hindustan Times  

Our legal system is burdened with a multitude of challenges, including overflowing dockets, insufficient judges, and inadequate court infrastructure. States should ensure that persons with disabilities are able to act as judges, lawyers, prosecutors, witnesses, jurors, experts and court officials in the justice system without discrimination.” The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, provides certain explicit guarantees for individuals …

Supreme Court To Pass Guidelines To Ensure Access To CLAT For Candidates With Disabilities
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court To Pass Guidelines To Ensure Access To CLAT For Candidates With Disabilities

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday stated that it would pass guidelines to ensure better accessibility for candidates with disability to appear in CLAT examination. The comment was made in a plea challenging the stringent conditions imposed by CLAT consortium on persons with disabilities intending to avail scribes. In the last hearing, CJI DY Chandrachud had remarked that the consortium only …

Ensure No Disabled Candidate Is Denied Access To CLAT: Supreme Court To NLU Consortium
2 years, 3 months ago

Ensure No Disabled Candidate Is Denied Access To CLAT: Supreme Court To NLU Consortium

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a plea challenging the stringent conditions imposed by CLAT consortium on persons with disabilities intending to avail scribes. The matter was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha.At the very outset, CJI Chandrachud remarked that the consortium only providing scribes to those with benchmark disabilities was, in the. At …

Panel to conduct accessibility audit in Supreme Court for disabled persons
2 years, 3 months ago

Panel to conduct accessibility audit in Supreme Court for disabled persons

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has called for a comprehensive accessibility audit of the Supreme Court premises with an aim of ensuring accessibility in the justice system and understanding the hardships faced by the specially abled persons, in their interface with the apex court. On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed on December 3, the CJI has …

Disability rights: A call to our CJI to champion this cause with all his might
2 years, 4 months ago

Disability rights: A call to our CJI to champion this cause with all his might

Hindustan Times  

On the morning of November 9, I attended the swearing-in ceremony of India’s 50th Chief Justice, Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud. As CJI Chandrachud recently noted in the Professor Shamnad Basheer memorial lecture, titled Making Disability Rights Real, demands for reasonable accommodation are often viewed with contempt and derision. In his judgments on disability rights, Justice Chandrachud’s recognition of the harsh …

Kerala Govt accused of sabotaging reservations for disabled
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Govt accused of sabotaging reservations for disabled

The Hindu  

The State Government has been accused of helping aided school managements to sabotage the proposed reservations for the differently abled in schools. Functionaries of Differently abled Employees’ Association alleged on Tuesday that the managements had not been implementing the Supreme Court verdict and the Kerala High Court directive to bring in reservations for the disabled in aided schools. Three per …

'Have An Element Of Sensitivity': Supreme Court To Centre On Plea By Disabled Persons Challenging Exclusion From IPS, IRPFS, DANIPS Services
2 years, 6 months ago

'Have An Element Of Sensitivity': Supreme Court To Centre On Plea By Disabled Persons Challenging Exclusion From IPS, IRPFS, DANIPS Services

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday suggested the Union Government to be sensitive while dealing with the applications filed by physically disabled persons who had cleared civil services exams to apply for Indian Police Service, Indian Railways Protection Force Service and Delhi, Daman & Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Police Service. On March …

Mentally Disabled Persons Entitled To Have Assessment Done At Their Homes For Disability Certificate : Madras High Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Mentally Disabled Persons Entitled To Have Assessment Done At Their Homes For Disability Certificate : Madras High Court

Live Law  

In a verdict emphasizing the right to dignity of mentally disabled persons, the Madras High Court held that they are entitled to have the assessment done at their residences for the purposes of getting disability certificate under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016.A single bench of Justice GR Swaminathan issued the direction after taking note of the hardships …

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

How Supreme Court Protected Rights Of Disabled In 2021

Live Law  

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

Live Law  

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

Live Law  

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 …

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

Live Law  

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 directs Centre to frame 'proper guidelines' on granting writers to persons with disability during exams
4 years, 1 month ago

SC directs Centre to frame 'proper guidelines' on granting writers to persons with disability during exams

Firstpost  

Expressing its disquiet over the disconnect that exist between govt departments in the matter, the court said that the left hand of the government does not know what the right one is doing New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court Thursday directed the Centre to frame proper guidelines to regulate and facilitate grant of a facility of a …

SC Directs Centre to Frame 'Proper Guidelines' on Granting Scribe to Disabled Persons for Exams
4 years, 1 month ago

SC Directs Centre to Frame 'Proper Guidelines' on Granting Scribe to Disabled Persons for Exams

News 18  

In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court Thursday directed the Centre to frame proper guidelines to regulate and facilitate grant of a facility of a scribe to persons with disability in writing exams and highlighted policy disconnect between two ministries on the issue saying left hand does not know what the right one is doing. The top court issued a …

Benchmark Disability Not A Precondition To Obtain A Scribe: Supreme Court Allows Scribe For UPSC Candidate With 'Writer's Cramp'
4 years, 1 month ago

Benchmark Disability Not A Precondition To Obtain A Scribe: Supreme Court Allows Scribe For UPSC Candidate With 'Writer's Cramp'

Live Law  

In an important judgment delivered today, the Supreme Court held that facility of scribe can be provided for persons with disabilities other than those having benchmark disabilities.The bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud directed the Government to frame proper guidelines which would regulate and facilitate the grant of a facility of a scribe to persons with disability within the meaning. …

Words Like "Disabled," "Physically Handicapped" & "Mentally Retarded" Offend Human Dignity Of Persons With Different Abilities: Pakistan SC [Read Judgment]
4 years, 7 months ago

Words Like "Disabled," "Physically Handicapped" & "Mentally Retarded" Offend Human Dignity Of Persons With Different Abilities: Pakistan SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the Government and its agencies to desist from using words like "disabled," "physically handicapped" and "mentally retarded" for persons with different abilities. Holding the latter to be "adverse" to the interest of the PWDs, the Court held that Disability Quota for establishments should first be worked out on 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 …

SC affirms 3% quota for disabled in PSUs
5 years, 1 month 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”, …

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]

Live Law  

‘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% …

Proper Implementation Of ‘Rights Of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016’: SC Grants Three Months’ Time For States And UTs
7 years, 1 month ago

Proper Implementation Of ‘Rights Of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016’: SC Grants Three Months’ Time For States And UTs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Bench of justices Arun Mishra and S Abdul Nazeer today granted three months’ time to all States and Union Territories to implement The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, the amended statute which has conferred more rights to the differently abled persons.The bench, which asked them to file the compliance report in three months, passed the …

SC Directs Counselling And Admission Of Candidate Suffering From Thalassaemia For Medical Seat Under Disability Quota
7 years, 7 months ago

SC Directs Counselling And Admission Of Candidate Suffering From Thalassaemia For Medical Seat Under Disability Quota

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed counselling and admission of a candidate suffering from Thalassaemia, which is a benchmark disability under the provisions of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.The Court had, last week, directed the Chhattisgarh Government to constitute a Medical Board to examine the candidate. The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed counselling and admission of a …

Can State Specify Percentage Of Disability For Reservation In Recruitment? Madras HC Asks [Read Order]
7 years, 9 months ago

Can State Specify Percentage Of Disability For Reservation In Recruitment? Madras HC Asks [Read Order]

Live Law  

The High Court of Madras recently questioned the Additional Advocate General on the source of the power of the Government to specify the percentage of disabilities for reservation in recruitment for various posts.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar was hearing a PIL seeking 4% reservation for the disabled in the direct recruitment of Post Graduate. …

Physically Handicapped OBC Candidates Can’t Claim 10 Attempts in Civil Service Examination: SC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 1 month ago

Physically Handicapped OBC Candidates Can’t Claim 10 Attempts in Civil Service Examination: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Physically Handicapped Category is a Category in itself, a person who is physically handicapped be it Physically Handicapped of a General Category or OBC Category, the Bench said.The Supreme Court on Tues day set aside Madras High Court and Delhi High Court Judgments which had held that physically handicapped candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes, are entitled to avail 10. …

Delhi HC Highlights Deficiencies In Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Act , Suggests Reforms [Read Judgment]
8 years, 4 months ago

Delhi HC Highlights Deficiencies In Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Act , Suggests Reforms [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

“Study the problems which have resulted in total exclusion and denial of persons suffering from mental illness the benefits of reservation under Section 33 of the PWD Act and also determine if the threshold of 40% under the PWD Act needs revision based on which an appropriate law could be made, or existing law amended”, said Justice Ravindra Bhat.A Division …

No reservation for disabled in promotional posts: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 9 months ago

No reservation for disabled in promotional posts: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that reservation provided under Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995) is not available on promotion.Dismissing the appeal against the Single Bench judgment, the Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, rejected the. Dismissing the appeal against the Single Bench judgment, the Division Bench …

Reservation for differently abled persons will have to be computed on the basis of total vacancies of the cadre: SC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 10 months ago

Reservation for differently abled persons will have to be computed on the basis of total vacancies of the cadre: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court in Ashok Kumar Giri vs. Govt. of India has reiterated that reservation for differently abled persons will have to be computed on the basis of total vacancies of the cadre and not on the basis of the vacancies available in the identified post.Apex Court Bench comprising of Justices FMI Kalifulla and S.A. Bobde has set aside the …

Supreme Court directs Central and State Governments to Monitor the Implementation of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995
9 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court directs Central and State Governments to Monitor the Implementation of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995

Live Law  

The Supreme Court issued notices to the Central Government and all other State Governments directing to strictly implement and monitor the various beneficial provisions to disabled people under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995.The bench headed by Justice Dipak Mishra was hearing an application filed by the Justice Sunanda Bhandare Foundation which pleaded that there should be an. The Supreme …

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