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

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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 for the visually impaired law students wanting to appear for the Common Law Entrance Test - Postgraduate and the AIBE, said: "Actually, I wanted to make a submission. Justice Kant said: "Supreme Court has been taking a lot of credit and therefore, I want to know why these have not been implemented." Justice Kant asked the Court staff how to make sure all filings are accessible to persons with disability.

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