Archive · 28 Jan 2026
Madras High Court Grants Fee Waiver to Disabled Law Student
A law student in Tamil Nadu, who has a 40% disability, was not given a fee waiver because he wasn't admitted under the special quota for disabled students.
He went to the Madras High Court for help.
The court said that fee waivers for disabled students should not be treated the same way as reservations.
The court ordered the university to give the student a fee waiver so that he can have the same chances to complete his education as other students.
The Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University to grant a fee waiver to a law student with 40% disability.
The student was denied the fee exemption initially because he was not admitted under the persons with disabilities quota.
Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy observed that fee waiver measures for persons with disabilities should not be approached pedantically by clubbing it with reservation.
The court emphasized that persons with disabilities require both reservation and welfare measures to provide them with equal opportunities in education.
The order was passed while allowing a plea filed by the law student enrolled in the three-year LLB (Hons.) course.
- Who
- A law student with 40% disability and the Madras High Court.
- What
- The Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University to grant a fee waiver to the disabled law student.
- When
- Recently (exact date not specified).
- Where
- Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Why
- To ensure that persons with disabilities receive both reservation and welfare measures for equal educational opportunities.
- Petitioner
- A law student with 40% disability enrolled in a three-year LLB (Hons.) course.
- University
- Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University
- Judge
- Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy
- Disability Percentage
- 40%
- Course
- Three-year LLB (Hons.)
- Fee Waiver Grounds
- The student was not admitted under the persons with disabilities quota.
- Court's Observation
- Fee waiver measures for persons with disabilities should not be approached pedantically by clubbing it with reservation.