Supreme Court of India

Gulshan Kumar v. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 2 S.C.R. 313
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan JJ.
Decided 2 February 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that the guidelines issued by the Respondent No.5 pursuant to the directions of this Court, have to be enforced, by extending the benefits for PwBD candidates to all PwD candidates in writing their examinations, without any hindrance.

Judgment, page 29

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to extending the benefits for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities-PwBD candidates to all persons with disabilities-PwD candidates in writing their examinations. Headnotes† Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 – Rights of persons with disabilities – Persons with disabilities-PwD and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities-PwBD – Discrimination – Petitioner, diagnosed with Focal Hand Dystonia, type of Writer’s Cramp, classified as chronic neurological condition, and assessed with 25% permanent disability – He applied for various examinations

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