Supreme Court of India
Omkar Ramchandra Gond v. The Union of India & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that quantified disability per se will not dis-entitle a candidate with benchmark disability from being considered for admission to educational institutions.
Judgment, page 27
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Whether the appellant should be disqualified from obtaining admission under the PwD category for the MBBS Course merely because his disability is quantified at 44% /45%. Headnotes† Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 – MBBS course – Admission for academic year 2024-25 – PwD category – Appellant has speech and language disability and is diagnosed with Hypernasality with Misarticulation IN K/ /O Repaired Bilateral CLEFT of palate – Appellant appeared for the NEET (UG) 2024 and qualified the same – As required, appellant underwent medical examination – The
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- 2016 Jeeja Ghosh & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2021 Vikash Kumar v. Union Public Service Commission & Ors.
- 2020 The Secretary, Ministry of Defence v. Babita Puniya & Ors.
- 2021 Ravinder Kumar Dhariwal & Anr. v. The Union of India & Ors.
- 2021 Lt. Col. Nitisha & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 1962 Khandige Sham Bhat and Others v. The Agricultural Income Tax Officer
- 2021 Avni Prakash v. National Testing Agency (nta) & Ors
- 2006 Kansing Kalusing Thakore and Ors. v. Rabari Maganbhai Vashrambhai and Ors.
- 1988 U.P. Bhoodan Yagna Samiti, U.P. v. Braj Kishore & Ors.
Where later benches applied it
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