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SC Ruling Paves Way For Visually Impaired Judges; Yavnika Shares Her Experience

Supreme Court recently opened up the doors for visually impaired candidates in judiciary by striking down discriminatory provisions in certain state judicial service rules.

The judgement was delivered by bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan by striking down the rules which stopped visually impaired candidates’ recruitment into judicial services solely because of their physical disabilities.

Following this ruling, Yavnika, a visually impaired candidate, who has been selected for the Delhi Judicial Services, said that this Judgement marks a significant step towards inclusivity in the Indian judiciary.

She said: ‘This ruling will ensure that in future, all states conducting judicial service examinations cannot reject candidates based on any form of disability, including visual impairment.’

She further said that any such rejection would be deemed ultra vires to the Constitution and this judgment.

Yavnika acknowledged that vacancies for visually impaired candidates had already been introduced before the judgment, but emphasized its broader impact.