Supreme Court of India

Amita v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 565
Bench Y.K. Sabharwal, D.M. Dharmadhikari and Tarun Chatterjee JJ.
Decided 11 August 2005

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reason a person of visual deficiency may not prove to be effective and likely to commit losses to the institutions as well as public money. ' . -· AMITA v.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Constitution of India-Articles 14 and 16-Banking Services Recruit-_ ment Board inviting applications for post of Probationary Officers stipulating eligibility conditions of a graduate and age limit-Rejection of application by the Board of a visually . impaired applicant on the ground that the posts were riot identified for visually handicapped candidates-On a Writ Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution-Held, the action of the Board in rejecting the application of a usually impaired applicant, who satisfied the eligibility conditions, was arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of

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