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 …
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ruled that 'mentally retarded persons' are also entitled to tax exemption in purchase of motor cars, on par with the physically handicapped persons under the notification issued by the state government in 1998 under Section 22 of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976. Kunhikrishnan said when both the Disabilities Act, 1995 and Rights …
The Gujarat High Court has recently directed its administrative department to grant appointment to the Petitioner, a physically challenged candidate, who had applied for the post of Peon under the Physically Handicapped category.The Bench comprising Justice Biren Vaishnav considered that two vacancies had arisen before the expiry of the waitlist in which Petitioner's name figured. The Gujarat High Court has …
The Orissa High Court has directed the State health administration to take prompt action to help terminate a pregnancy, an outcome of rape on minor, physically handicapped and mentally retarded girls, in accordance with the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. “Once an incident of rape, be it on minor, minor and mentally retarded, minor and physically handicapped, unmarried major, …
