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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
disabled persons
Manipur High Court seeks report from State on making public buildings accessible to PwD and elderly persons
A PIL was instituted before the Manipur High Court seeking direction to make public buildings accessible to disabled and elderly people by providing Ramps & Toilets.
Delhi High Court| Non-provision of accessibility features constitutes an offence under Right of Persons with Disabilities Act
The case of the Petitioners is that, though various rights have been recognized for ‘persons with disabilities’ under the RPWD Act, most films which are released in India are not catering to disabled persons, despite the said RPWD Act, having been enacted more than 5-6 years ago.
Jharkhand High Court directs State to provide disabled friendly infrastructure in Courts, Judicial or Quasi-Judicial Forums
Jharkhand High Court highlighted the specific provisions under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 backing all the aforesaid facilities in all public places.
No proper opportunity given to Defence Council for defending rape convict; Orissa High Court set aside conviction order
Orissa High Court said that a criminal trial is not an IPL T20 match where every ‘substitute player’ can be an ‘impact player’, engaging a new State Defence Council without providing him police papers is gross illegality.
Ker HC | From promotions to vacancies, even where there is no direct recruitment, the 3% quota for disabled persons has to be complied with; HC reiterates
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of K. Vinod Chandran and V. G. Arun, JJ., addressed the present petition filed by BSNL
Law does not compel a man to do what he cannot; Magistrate directed to prepare Aadhar cards for persons with disabilities and release pension: Uttaranchal HC
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma, ACJ and Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. disposed of a PIL for
States and UTs to file compliance report of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 within 12 weeks
Supreme Court: Considering the need of complying with the judgment rendered in Justice Sunanda Bhandare Foundation vs. Union of India, (2014) 14
Disabled persons not obliged to stand up to show respect to the National Anthem played in Cinema halls
Supreme Court: Modifying the order dated 30.11.2016 where it was directed that all the cinema halls in India shall play the National
3 percent reservation to be extended to PWD in all identified posts irrespective of the recruitment process
Supreme Court: In the matter where the employees of Prasar Bharati, who are ‘persons with disability’ (PWD), had alleged that they have
Jeeja Ghosh to receive Rs. 10,00,000 as damages from being de-boarded from an aircraft for being disabled
Supreme Court: “Non-disabled people do not understand disabled ones.” This is what the bench of Dr. A.K. Sikri and R.K. Agrawal, JJ