- July 13, 2020
Disabled are entitled to same benefits of SC/ST quota: — Supreme Court
(File —- Krishnadas Rajagopal
NEW DELHI, HC decision, Bench says they are also socially backward)
The Supreme Court, in a significant decision,confirmed that persons suffering from disabilities are also socially backward and entitled to the same benefits of relaxation as Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates in public employment and education.
A three-judge Bench led by Justice Rohinton Nariman upheld a 2012 judgment of the Delhi High Court in Anamol Bhandari (minor) through his father/Natural Guardian v. Delhi Technological University in a significant decision.
