Supreme Court of India

V. Surendra Mohan v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 1 S.C.R. 954

Bench Ashok Bhushan and K. M. Joseph JJ.

Decided 22 January 2019

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing discussions, we, thus, came to the conclusion that prescription of disability to the extent of 40%-50% for recruitment for the post of Ci vil Judge (Junior Division) was valid and does not contravene any of the provisions of the Act, 1995 or any other statutory provision.

Judgment, page 28

From the headnote

Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protectio n of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 – Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPC) received a requisition from the State Government for 162 posts of Civil Judge (Junior Division) – TNPC pr oposed to notify the percentage of disability as 40%-50% for p artially blind and partially deaf – State Government by order date d 08.08.2014 communicated the decision to go ahead with the perc entage of disability as 40%-50% for partially blind and parti ally deaf with the consultation of the High Court – Pursuant thereto, TNPC is sued

Authorities it was built on

2000 State of Bihar and Anr. v. Bal Mukund Sah and Ors. cited by 13
2013 Union of India & Anr. v. National Federation of the Blind & Ors. cited by 9
2010 Govt. of India through Secretary & Anr. v. Ravi Prakash Gupta & Anr. cited by 6

Where later benches applied it

2025 IN RE: RECRUITMENT OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN JUDICIAL SERVICES versus referred to
2021 Vikash Kumar v. Union Public Service Commission & Ors. referred to
2019 Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur & Anr. v. Neetu Harsh & Anr. referred to

Of those, 3 referred to

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