The Supreme Court Permits A Disabled CLAT PG Candidate To Have A Scribe.
Last Updated on November 26, 2024 by Arti Kumari
In a request filed by a group of law students and graduates who are visually challenged, the Court issued the order.
A visually impaired applicant for the Common Law Entrance Test-Post Graduate (CLAT-PG) was granted permission by the Supreme Court on Monday to have a scribe help them.
The scribe must not have a degree in law or the humanities, according to a ruling from a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan.
In response to a plea filed by a group of law students and graduates who are visually challenged, the Court issued the order.
The petitioners claim that the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) and the CLAT are examples of legal exams that violate the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act and include systemic discrimination.
Despite numerous attempts to communicate with the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the officials who administer CLAT, the petitioners—people with severe vision impairments—emphasized the ongoing difficulties in obtaining the accommodations they need during these tests.
On November 22, the Court sent out a notification regarding the case, requesting that the relevant authorities extend the deadline for scribe applications for all competitive law exams until today.
Case Title : Yash Dodani and Ors. v Union of India and Ors.
