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Disability Rights, Compassionate Posting and Administrative Discretion: Shambhu Nath Rai v. Union of India

W.P.(C) 7318/2025 | Delhi High Court (Division Bench) | C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla, JJ. | Decided on 18 November 2025 Introduction In Shambhu Nath Rai v. Union of India, the Delhi High...

Continued discrimination against Category D Disability: SLD candidates locked out of Civil Services for another year

In September 2025, the Central Administrative Tribunal handed down what many in the disability rights community called a watershed moment. The CAT’s judgment in Molshree Aggarwal v. UPSC...

Disability Rights and Administrative Rigidity: A Critical Analysis of Sudhanshu Kardam v. Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Introduction The evolving jurisprudence on disability rights in India continues to expose the tension between formal administrative processes and substantive equality. The recent decision of the...

Access to Hindi Digital Content: An Urgent Accessibility Imperative

Mission Accessibility, in collaboration with a team of researchers and accessibility rights activists, conducted a multi-year, three-country research-in-action project titled “Accessibility...

A Landmark for SLD Rights in India’s Civil Services: The CAT’s Judgment in Molshree Aggarwal & Anr. v. UPSC & Ors.

In September 2025, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) quietly delivered what may become one of the most important judgments for persons with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) in India’s...

Exploring the Frontiers of Equality Law: A Conversation with Professor Sandra Fredman

In a rapidly evolving world with ever-widening inequalities, one is bound to ask if equality law is able to keep pace with the challenges of our times. To explore these pressing issues, I sat down...

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