Supreme Court Rejects Plea for Reservation of Seats for Disabled Persons in Lok Sabha

The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, rejected a plea for reserved seats in the Lok Sabha for individuals with disabilities, questioning the need for disclosing disability status in nomination forms. The court deemed it a policy matter and dismissed the petition, filed by Jayant Raghav. The Lok Sabha is the lower house of India’s bicameral parliament.