Archive · 25 Jul 2025
SC Issues Notice to Uttarakhand on Judicial Exam for Blind Aspirants
The Supreme Court is looking into a case where a blind person is not allowed to take the judicial services exam in Uttarakhand.
The court sent notices to the state government because the rules seem unfair.
A previous court decision said that people with blindness should not be kept from jobs in the judicial system.
The new case claims that the rules violate the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, by limiting the types of disabilities allowed to take the exam and requiring candidates to live in Uttarakhand.
Supreme Court issued notices to Uttarakhand government regarding exclusion of blind and those with locomotor disabilities from judicial services exams.
The petition challenges the recruitment advertisement that allegedly violates constitutional rights and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPwD) Act.
The advertisement restricts eligibility for PwBD candidates to only four sub-categories.
The petitioner's counsel submitted that the recruitment notification also imposes a domicile requirement.
The Supreme Court previously ruled in a similar case that blind persons cannot be denied opportunities in judicial services.
- Who
- Supreme Court, Uttarakhand government, Sravya Sindhuri (petitioner).
- What
- Supreme Court addresses plea challenging exclusion of blind and those with locomotor disabilities from Uttarakhand judicial services exam.
- When
- Notices issued on July 25.
- Where
- Uttarakhand, India.
- Why
- To address alleged violations of rights under the RPwD Act and previous rulings on disability-based discrimination.
- Court
- Supreme Court
- State
- Uttarakhand
- Petitioner
- Sravya Sindhuri
- Law
- Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPwD) Act
- Examination
- Judicial Services Exam
- Date of Advertisement
- May 16