The Supreme Court has ruled that visually impaired individuals cannot be denied the opportunity to join judicial services, marking a pivotal step towards inclusion in the judiciary. This decision overturns previous discriminatory rules that barred visually impaired candidates from consideration in judicial service exams. The court emphasized that no candidate should be excluded from recruitment based solely on their disability. This verdict aligns with the court's stance that dismissing scientific assessments in specialized medical fields is misguided. The ruling aims to ensure fair judicial appointments for visually impaired candidates across India.
1/5: Supreme Court ruled Monday that no candidate can be denied consideration for recruitment to the judicial service solely on account of their disability.
Striking down an exclusionary rule, the Supreme Court upholds the right of visually impaired candidates to fair judicial appointments Khadija Khan @khadijakhan55 reports #ThePrintLaw https://t.co/aNYw48TCAA
The Supreme Court disagreed with the high court's decision, asserting that dismissing scientific assessments in a specialised medical field was "misconceived and ill-founded" #SupremeCourt #HighCourt #USCitizen | @LawBeatInd https://t.co/OX6KUFk1Qz https://t.co/ait2GDYbeC