| Article Name: DISABILITY AND RESERVATION RIGHTS IN INDIA: AN ANALYSIS |
| DR. SAURABH ANAND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GUJARAT NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, GANDHINAGAR EMAIL: SANAND@GNLU.AC.IN ABSTRACT SOCIETY HAS ALWAYS VALUED UNIFORMITY OVER DIVERSITY. BUT WHERE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BELONG, THEY ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO DIVERSITY. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE AMONGST THE MOST NEGLECTED SECTIONS IN THE SOCIETY. IN INDIA, THE UNDERSTANDING OF DISABILITY WAS INITIALLY BASED ON THE KARMA PHALA PHILOSOPHY. EVENTUALLY, THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOCIETY TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAS SEEN SOME CHANGE AND THE JUDICIARY HAS BEEN IN FOREFRONT WHILE RECOGNIZING THESE RIGHTS. THIS PAPER SHALL EXPLORE THE VIEW OF THE JUDICIARY TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE DISABLED POPULATION IN INDIA. |
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