Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
13 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.
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Mission Accessibility v. Union of India & Ors.
In the instant petition, the petitioner sought for the modification of the timeline for scribe registration in the Civil Services Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission and for permitting the use of laptops…
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Reena Banerjee and Another v. Government of NCT of Delhi and Others
The present case concerns the implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 along with the prolonged institutionalisation. The lack of access to education, health, and community life for persons residing in…
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Vasanta Sampat Dupare v. Union of India & Ors.
Writ petition filed u/Art.32 challenging the continuing validity of the sentence of death against the petitioner, having been affirmed on appeal, declined in review, and followed by the rejection of mercy petitions and seeks its…
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L. Muruganantham v. State of Tamil Nadu & Others
(A) Whether the order of the High Court enhancing compensation to Rs.5,00,000/- for the alleged violations committed against the appellant, while dismissing the complaint against respondent no.3, and partly allowing the complaint…
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Kabir Paharia v. National Medical Commission and Others
Whether the denial of admission to the appellant in the MBBS UG course under Scheduled Castes PwBD quota was grossly illegal, arbitrary and violative of the appellant’s fundamental rights as guaranteed u/Arts.14 and 16 of the…
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Kashmiri Lal Sharma v. Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd. & Anr.
Whether the benefit of extension of retirement age for the physically disabled category could be confined to persons with visual impairment as provided in the OM dated 29.03.2013 or it should be available to persons suffering…
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IN RE: RECRUITMENT OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN JUDICIAL SERVICES versus
Whether visually impaired candidates can be said to be ‘not suitable’ for judicial service; Whether the amendment made in Rule 6A of Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994 falls foul…
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Gulshan Kumar v. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection & Ors.
Matter pertains to extending the benefits for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities-PwBD candidates to all persons with disabilities-PwD candidates in writing their examinations.
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Rajive Raturi v. Union of India & Ors.
Writ Petition sought directions to ensure meaningful access to public spaces for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Directions were issued by this Court to the States and Union Territories however, in view of slow progress in…
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Om Rathod v. The Director General of Health Services & Ors.
Appellant had lower limb myopathy, a locomotor disability. He secured an all India PwD rank of 84 and a State PwD rank of 4 in NEET UG Examination 2024. However, was held ineligible to pursue MBBS course by the designated Medical…
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Omkar Ramchandra Gond v. The Union of India & Ors.
Whether the appellant should be disqualified from obtaining admission under the PwD category for the MBBS Course merely because his disability is quantified at 44% /45%.
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Ravi Agrawal v. Union of India & Another
Matter pertains to the issue that if the amendment to s.80DD of the Income Tax Act, 1961 can be given retrospective effect.
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Nipun Malhotra v. Sony Pictures Films India Private Limited & Ors.
The appellant is a person with arthrogryposis and is aggrieved by the manner in which persons with disabilities have been portrayed in the movie titled ‘Aankh Micholi’. The appellant seeks guidelines against filmmakers, regarding…