Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995

Ashok Kumar Giri, a person with disability, filed a writ petition seeking the 3% reservation guaranteed under Sections 32 and 33 of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. The Patna High Court had refused relief, holding that the reservation could not be applied because the vacancies in the identified post amounted to…

Vivek Singh applied for the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Service Examination 2001 under the physically handicapped category, preferring the post of Deputy Collector. He was selected and appointed as a Trade Tax Officer, but later sought appointment as Deputy Collector, invoking a 2011 state requisition to fill back…

A.K. Nair, a Reserve Bank of India employee with 50% post‑polio disability, failed to obtain the required 95 marks in the 2003 All India Merit Test for promotion to Assistant Manager by three marks. He sought condonation of the shortfall and reservation in promotion under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. The Bo…