While dealing with denial of promotion of a laboratory technician, who has colour blindness, the Supreme Court held that denial of promotion on grounds of…
Category: Disability Support
Scheme of Reservation for Persons with Disabilities
Posted in Case Review, Disability Support, and Employement
The scheme of reservation impacts the number of posts available for persons with disabilities, and in a 2013 Judgment, the Supreme Court held that reservation…
Termination of Teaching Job of a Person with Cerebral Palsy is invalid
Posted in Case Review, Disability Support, and Employement
In 2010, a case involving a teacher with cerebral palsy came before the Supreme Court after his employment with the school was terminated by the…
Age Limits of Persons with Disabilities to apply for Jobs
Posted in Case Review, Disability Support, and Employement
While analyzing provisions of the 1995 Disabilities Act, the Supreme Court held that relaxation of age limit for persons with disabilities is not mandatory. It…
Reservation of Persons with Disabilities different from Caste based Reservations
Posted in Case Review, Disability Support, and Employement
The Supreme Court in this case pointed out that the reservation afforded to persons with disabilities is different from that provided for persons from Schedule…