'Disability No Barrier To Excellence In Legal Profession': Supreme Court Cites Examples Of Eminent Lawyers With Disabilities

In a groundbreaking judgment, the Supreme Court of India quashed a rule of the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services that prohibited visually impaired and low-vision candidates from seeking appointments to judicial services. The Court declared that visually impaired candidates are eligible to participate in the selection process for judicial service posts and cannot be deemed "unsuitable" solely based on their disability. Key Observations: A bench consisting of Justices JB Pardiwala and…