The Right to accessible housing for persons with disabilities has been recognized under the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the…
Tag: Persons with Disabilities
Promotion of Persons with Disabilities can be denied on valid grounds
Posted in Case Review, Disability Support, and Employement
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…
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…
The Supreme Court outlined the provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and directed the Central and State Governments to comply with…