Supreme Court of India

Pradip Kumar Maity v. Chinmoy Kumar Bhunia & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 7 S.C.R. 117
Bench Altamas Kabir, Anil R. Dave and Vikramajit Sen JJ.
Decided 1 July 2013

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PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (EQUAL • OPPORTUNITIES, PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND FULL .PARTICIPATION) ACT, 1995: Section 38 -- Age relaxation vis-a-vis physically handicapped - Appointment of physically handicapped challenged as he had crossed the age prescribed - Held: 0 Expression "appropriate Government and local authority shall formulate schemes for ensuring employment of persons with disability" and "may provide for relaxation of upper age limit" - Connotation of - Where the Legislature uses the words 'shall' and 'may' in close proximity of each other, as in s. 38, word 'may' cannot be

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