B. Dhanavel, B.A. LL.B., LL.M (Taxation Laws), Government Law College - Coimbatore, Affiliated with Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Tamil Nadu.
1. CASE DETAILS;
Case Title. Vikash Kumar vs Union Public Service Commission & Ors.
Case No. Civil Appeal No. 273 of 2021 Special Leave Petition (C) No. 1882 of 2021.
Judgement Date. February 11, 2021
Court. The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India
Quorum / Constitution of Bench. 3 Judges Bench (Division Bench)
Name of Judges. Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Indira Banerjee, Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud.
Author of Judgement. Justice D Y Chandrachud.
Citations. [2021] 12 S.C.R. 311, AIR 2021 SUPREME COURT 2447, AIRONLINE 2021 SC 56
2. INTRODUCTION;
The state neglected the rights of the person with disabilities by its inability to provide such rights to them for a very long period. These circumstances were changed by welfare legislation and judicial activism. In numerous judgments, the judiciary ruled the rights of persons with disabilities are claimable by them as a matter of the right and it should not be restricted by the state based on its incapacity to provide required facilities to them for their effective utilization of their rights. The present case also has such significance where the Hon’ble Supreme Court dealt with the right of reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities in their public life.
3. KEYWORDS – Persons with Disability, Right to Equality, Right to Life and Personal Liberty, Right to Reasonable Accommodation, RPwD Act, MSJE and UPSC.
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