In Brief
A law graduate with 90% permanent disability was denied appointment as an Assistant District Attorney despite topping the selection merit list, solely because his disability exceeded the state's imposed 60% ceiling. The Supreme Court held that while the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, sets a 40% minimum threshold for disability-based reservation, it does not authorize arbitrary upper caps. The Court ruled that disability percentages cannot determine professional capability; states must provide reasonable accommodation instead. Overruling prior precedent, the Court found the ceiling discriminatory and violative of constitutional equality guarantees, ordering the applicant's immediate appointment with retrospective benefits and ₹5 lakhs compensation.
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