Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 300 · Decided 2 March 2025
In Re: Recruitment of Visually Impaired in Judicial Services v.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 300 · [2025] 4 S.C.R. 222
- Case number
- SUO MOTO WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 2/2024
- Decided
- 2 March 2025
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Whether visually impaired candidates can be said to be 'not suitable' for judicial service; Whether the amendment made in Rule 6A of Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994 falls foul of the constitution; 7 of the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994 violates the equality doctrine and the principle of reasonable accommodation; Whether relaxation can be done in assessing the suitability of candidates when adequate PwD candidates are not available,
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