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National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999

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G H RAJNEESH KUMAR PANDEY & ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2021 INSC 689Directions issued

The petitioners, teachers with B.Ed. (Special) and D.Ed. (Special) qualifications, sought a mandamus directing the Union and State governments to appoint regular special teachers for children with special needs (CwSN) in accordance with a 1:5 pupil‑teacher ratio. The Court examined the interplay of …

MS. ZversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS

2017 INSC 756Appeal(s) allowed

Ms. Z, a 35‑year‑old destitute woman with mild mental retardation and HIV‑positive status, alleged that she had been raped and sought termination of her 18‑week pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. The government hospital failed to perform the termination, involving the …

MS. EERA THROUGH DR. MANJULA KRIPPENDORFversusSTATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

2017 INSC 658Disposed off

The appeal concerned the interpretation of Section 2(d) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, where the appellant, a mentally retarded adult, argued that "age" should include mental age so that she could be treated as a child. The Court examined the POCSO Act's …

SUCHITA SRIVASTAVA & ANR.versusCHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION

2009 INSC 1086Disposed off

The case concerned a 19‑20‑year‑old woman with mild to moderate mental retardation, an orphan residing in a government welfare home, who became pregnant around the 19th week of gestation after an alleged rape. The Chandigarh Administration sought the High Court’s approval to terminate the pregnancy, …

KUNAL SINGHversusUNION OF INDIA AND ANR.

2003 INSC 81Appeal(s) allowed

Kunal Singh, a constable in the Special Service Bureau, suffered a severe leg injury that led to amputation and was declared permanently incapacitated. The employer terminated his service, and the High Court dismissed his writ petition. Singh appealed, contending that under Section 47 of the Persons …

IN RE: DEA TH OF 25 CHAINED INMATES IN ASYLUM FIRE IN TAMIL NADUversus.

2002 INSC 63Disposed off

A tragic fire at a mental asylum in Ervadi, Tamil Nadu, killed 25 chained patients, prompting the Supreme Court to take suo motu action under Article 32. The Court examined the failure of the Central and State governments to implement the Mental Health Act, 1987 and related disability statutes, …