Supreme Court Upholds Visually Impaired Rights in Judicial Employment

The Supreme Court has issued a directive granting the Madhya Pradesh High Court four months to rewrite its judicial service recruitment rules, ensuring visually impaired individuals are not excluded from employment opportunities. This decision strikes down parts of the existing rules that discriminated against disabled candidates.

The bench, comprising justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan, accepted the Madhya Pradesh High Court's request for additional time to consult with the state government and finalize the updated regulations.

In its landmark March 3 judgment covering petitions related to disability rights, the apex court underscored the significance of regarding disability-based discrimination as a fundamental rights issue, ensuring equality and equal opportunity in judicial service recruitment.