Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Rajesh Kumar Gupta & Ors. v. State of U.P. & Ors.

2017

This Supreme Court judgment, though related to the 1995 Act, reinforced the principle of reservation for persons with disabilities. It highlighted that the reservation should be…

Jeeja Ghosh and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.

2016

This landmark Supreme Court judgment, delivered just before the RPwD Act, 2016, was enacted, strongly affirmed the right to dignity and non-discrimination for persons with…

Union of India v. National Federation of the Blind

2013

This Supreme Court judgment, preceding the 2016 Act, was instrumental in pushing for a more robust reservation policy. It directed the government to implement the 3% reservation…