Recently, in the case of Vikash Kumar vs Union Public Service Commission, the Honorable Supreme Court spoke about the role and value of reasonable accommodations…
Category: Case Review
Reservation for PwDs extends to Promotion – Says Supreme Court
Posted in Accessibility, Case Review, and Disability Support
In a case decided in January, 2020, the Supreme Court held that reservations provided under the 1995 PwD Act extend to promotions as well. Question…
Persons with Blindness can’t be Judges – Says Supreme Court
Posted in Case Review, Disability Support, and Employement
In this case, the Supreme Court had to address the validity of rules and orders that limited appointment of civil judges and district judges to…
Discriminatory Law relating to persons with Leprosy struck down
Posted in Case Review, Disability Support, and Employement
Case Title: Pankaj Sinha Vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors., MANU/SC/0986/2018 The Supreme Court in this recent judgment, issued directions to the Centre and…
Case Title: Jeeja Ghosh and Ors. Vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors., MANU/SC/0574/2016 In this 2016 case, petitioner activist Jeeja Ghosh was forced to…