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In Re: Recruitment of Visually Impaired in Judicial Services versus

Whether visually impaired candidates can be said to be ‘not suitable’ for judicial service; Whether the amendment made in Rule 6A of…

Disposed of
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
2 Mar 2025
Citation
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 222
Case no.
SUO MOTO WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 2/2024
Bench
J.b. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Issue for consideration

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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