Human Rights Beyond Disability

Mission Accessibility also focuses upon other litigations and representations that are generally Human Rights, which spans beyond disability rights. These cases are mainly obtained through the empanelment of our Founder Rahul Bajaj at Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee. We have had considerable success in these cases, and have restored basic human rights of various individuals who have been devoid of the same due to state machinery or private interferences. The Courts have been proactive in upholding these rights and ensuring the same is done at earnest. Some of the notable cases in this divisions are:

Our Advocacy Lead Taha Bin Tasneem represented a young girl from the EWS (Economically Weaker Section) category in the Delhi High Court, highlighting the critical intersection of education rights and social justice.

The case involved Devika, a UKG student who was initially denied admission by Remal Public Senior Secondary School despite a valid allotment under the EWS-DG Freeship Education Scheme. After our legal intervention through the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee, and subsequent hearings, we’re happy to report that Devika has now secured admission at an alternately offered private school – Glorious Public School.

What makes this case particularly meaningful?

• The school has provided her with uniforms and notebooks.
• She has been assured of continuous education till Class 12^th.
• Most importantly, she was treated with the dignity every child deserves.

Only by virtue of the legal intervention did the Directorate of Education acknowledge their error in allocating Remal Senior Secondary School despite the fact that Remal had fulfilled its quota of 25% EWS category students. On the basis of this acknowledgement of error, the Directorate offered two alternate private schools to Devika.

This case reinforces our core belief: education isn’t a privilege—it’s a fundamental right. When we deny a child their rightful place in school, we don’t just deny them education; we deny them their future.

In another case, involving a student of 1^st Standard, Nishank, resulted into an out of court settlement with the concerned Respondents (Private School) who had been previously denied admission into the school, despite 25% reservation mandate for the EWS Category individuals. Herein, the Hon’ble Judge himself was prepared to grant admission to the Petitioner exercising powers of the court.

One of our ongoing litigations in this aspect involves, the Right to Livelihood, the case of Petitioners, who are employed in an NGO named “Kalyanam” who worked for Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) and have not been paid their due remuneration as promised under the contract of employment. With our efforts, and the orders of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, the respondents have received the salary of petitioners for the month of December 2023 to February 2024. However, salary for the month of March 2024 to July 2024 remains unpaid, despite strict orders of the Court to clear the same within 10 days of the order dated 6.12.2024. We have filed a contempt petition against the respondents for their wilful and deliberate intentions to repudiate the order of Hon’ble High Court, and we aim to obtain the decision in our favour.