In Brief
A practicing advocate with 70% visual disability applied for a Civil Judge recruitment where the notification prescribed 40%-50% disability for partially blind candidates. When not selected, he challenged the 40%-50% disability limit as violating the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. The Supreme Court dismissed his appeal, holding that: (1) he failed to challenge the notification itself; (2) the 40%-50% disability limit is valid and does not breach the Act; (3) the State, in consultation with the High Court and Public Service Commission, may prescribe reasonable eligibility criteria based on job demands; and (4) requiring candidates to perform judicial duties with adequate hearing and vision is a legitimate, fair and logical restriction.
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