Compilation of summaries of important judgements of Supreme Court of India and High Courts across India on Disability Rights

 Compilation of summaries of important judgements of Supreme Court of India and High Courts across India on Disability Rights

Government of India

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)

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Compilation of summaries of important judgements of

Supreme Court of India and High Courts across India

Framework and Approach- Supreme Court

This booklet captures and encapsulates the existing position of law on rights of persons with disabilities in India. This is done through collation of summaries of notable judgements delivered by the Supreme Court of India with respect to the primary legislation on the subject, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The extant legislation being fairly recent, progressive judgements of its predecessor, Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 have also been included. Care has been taken to ensure that the booklet contains only those rights and duties enunciated by the Court which continue to hold and are considered to be good law, in application in the country. The judgements included herein are in the public domain and can be accessed on the website of the Supreme Court of India by inputting case details like names of respective parties, as provided within the booklet. It has been prepared in plain English with due care to ensure that the essence of the Court’s observations has not been compromised. It has been prepared as such to serve as a primer for the public at large, particularly persons with disabilities in understanding the law, the rights and duties pertaining to them for their respective personal or professional requirements.