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Reena Banerjee and Another v. Government of NCT of Delhi and Others

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

Directions issued
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
12 Sep 2025
Citation
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 855
Case no.
CIVIL APPEAL No. 11938/2016
Bench
Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Issue for consideration

The present case concerns the implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 along with the prolonged institutionalisation. The lack of access to education, health, and community life for persons residing homes, must be viewed through the expansive constitutional lens. Whether the institutional structures respect the autonomy, equality, and dignity of persons with disabilities as guaranteed under the Indian Constitution.

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