Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 1243 · Decided 15 December 2017
Rajive Raturi v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 1243 · [2017] 12 S.C.R. 827
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 243/2005
- Decided
- 15 December 2017
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, ASHOK BHUSHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 19(1)(c), 41
Headnote
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - Visual~v disabled person - Proper and adequate access to public places - Writ petition by a visually disabled perso11, seeking safe accessibility to roads and transport facilities - Enumeration of ten action points by the petitioner for providing perso11s - Held: Right of the disabled persons flows from the Constitution as also are statutorily recognised - Having regard thereto, no denial of the fact that visually impaired persons need to A B c be provided proper and safe access to roads and transport as well D as to buildi11gs, public
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