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…
Category: Case Review
Persons with Blindness can’t be Judges – Says Supreme Court
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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
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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…
Physical Disability Category is a Reservation Category in itself
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Case Title: M Selvakumar Vs. Union of India, MANU/SC/0075/2017 In this 2017 case, a physically handicapped person who had appeared for the Civil Services Examination…