Supreme Court Slams Uttarakhand’s Judicial Exam Policy: ‘Very Bad’ to Exclude Blind, Disabled Candidates

The Supreme Court has sought a response from Uttarakhand for excluding blind and locomotor-disabled candidates from judicial exams. Justice Pardiwala called the state’s move “very bad” and issued urgent fresh notices.

Supreme Court: All Disabled Candidates Allowed to Use Scribes for Exams, No Need for Benchmark Disability Criteria

New Delhi, February 3: The Supreme Court of India stated that all disabled candidates will now be allowed to take scribes to write their exams, even if they do not meet the benchmark disability criteria. This means that individuals with any disability, not just those with 40% or more of a specified disability, will be eligible for assistance.