Reasonable Accommodation

Supreme Court allows MBBS admission for disabled student, emphasizing functional assessment: Anmol vs. Union of India (2025) INSC 256 (21 February 2025)

/ B.R. Gavai, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 41, Functional Assessment, Judges, K.V. Viswanathan, Reasonable Accommodation, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

Introduction Date of the Judgment: 21st February, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 256 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can a medical aspirant be denied admission solely based on the percentage of disability, without a proper assessment of their functional capabilities? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the case of Anmol […]

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Supreme Court mandates equal facilities for all persons with disabilities in examinations: Gulshan Kumar vs. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection & Ors. (2025) INSC 142 (03 February 2025)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 12, Constitutional Law with Article 19, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Inclusive Education, J.B. Pardiwala, Judges, R. Mahadevan, Reasonable Accommodation, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 with Section 2(s)

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether all persons with disabilities (PwD), not just those with benchmark disabilities (PwBD), are entitled to the same examination facilities, such as scribes and compensatory time.CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (Disability Rights) Case Name: Gulshan Kumar vs. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 03 February 2025 Introduction Date of the

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Supreme Court Ensures MBBS Admission for Disabled Student: Om Rathod vs. DGHS (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Fundamental Rights, Reasonable Accommodation, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 with Section 2(y), Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 with Section 32

Supreme Court Ensures MBBS Admission for Disabled Student: Om Rathod vs. DGHS (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person with a disability can be denied admission to an MBBS course based solely on a benchmark disability percentage, without assessing their functional competence and the potential of assistive devices. CASE TYPE: Disability Rights, Medical Education Case Name:

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Supreme Court Allows MBBS Admission for Student with 44% Speech Disability: Omkar Ramchandra Gond vs. Union of India (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Rights, Inclusive Education, Reasonable Accommodation, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 with Section 32

Supreme Court Allows MBBS Admission for Student with 44% Speech Disability: Omkar Ramchandra Gond vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate with a benchmark disability exceeding 40% can be denied admission to a medical course solely based on the percentage of disability. CASE TYPE: Disability Law, Education Law Case Name: Omkar Ramchandra

Supreme Court Allows MBBS Admission for Student with 44% Speech Disability: Omkar Ramchandra Gond vs. Union of India (2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court directs TANGEDCO to Accommodate Colorblind Engineer: Mohamed Ibrahim vs. TANGEDCO (2023)

/ Disability Rights, Disability Rights with Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, Employment, Reasonable Accommodation, Service Law, Service Law with Termination

Supreme Court directs TANGEDCO to Accommodate Colorblind Engineer: Mohamed Ibrahim vs. TANGEDCO (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person with mild color vision deficiency can be denied employment despite being qualified for the position. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disability Rights Case Name: Mohamed Ibrahim vs. The Chairman & Managing Director & Ors. [Judgment Date]: October 16, 2023

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Supreme Court Upholds CLAT Scribe Restrictions for Exam Integrity (2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds CLAT Scribe Restrictions for Exam Integrity (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether restrictions on scribes for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) are valid for candidates with disabilities. CASE TYPE: Disability Rights Law, Education Law Case Name: Arnab Roy vs. Consortium of National Law Universities & Anr. Judgment Date: 17 March 2023 Date of

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Supreme Court permits color blind individuals to enroll in all courses at Film and Television Institute of India: Ashutosh Kumar vs. FTII (2022)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Disability Rights, Judges, M.M. Sundresh, Reasonable Accommodation, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Supreme Court permits color blind individuals to enroll in all courses at Film and Television Institute of India: Ashutosh Kumar vs. FTII (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether color blindness can be a valid ground for denying admission to film and television courses. CASE TYPE: Education/Disability Rights Case Name: Ashutosh Kumar vs. The Film and Television Institute

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Mental Disability and Workplace Discrimination: Supreme Court Protects Rights of Employees in Disciplinary Proceedings (17 December 2021)

/ Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, General Clauses Act, 1897, General Clauses Act, 1897 with Section 6, Judges, Mental Healthcare Act 2017, Non-discrimination in employment, Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 with Section 47, Reasonable Accommodation, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 with Section 20, Surya Kant, Vikram Nath

Supreme Court Protects Rights of Employees with Mental Disabilities in Disciplinary Proceedings LEGAL ISSUE: Whether disciplinary proceedings initiated against an employee with a mental disability constitute workplace discrimination under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Disability Rights Case Name: Ravinder Kumar Dhariwal & Anr. vs. The Union of India

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Supreme Court clarifies the rights of persons with disabilities to scribes in the Civil Services Examination: Vikash Kumar vs. Union Public Service Commission & Ors. (2021) INSC 75 (11 February 2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 16(1), Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Reasonable Accommodation, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 with Section 2(s), Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 with Section 20, Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court Clarifies Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Scribes in Civil Services Exam Date of the Judgment: 11 February 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 75 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J, Indira Banerjee, J, Sanjiv Khanna, J Can a person with a disability, not classified as having a “benchmark disability,” be denied a scribe for

Supreme Court clarifies the rights of persons with disabilities to scribes in the Civil Services Examination: Vikash Kumar vs. Union Public Service Commission & Ors. (2021) INSC 75 (11 February 2021) Read Post »

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