JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA
ORDER
% 19.02.2026
1. The Petitioner, a person with benchmark disability, participated in
two recruitment exercises conducted by Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical
University ... relevant facts
4. The Petitioner asserts he has a locomotive benchmark disability and
has been certified with 79% permanent disability in the right upper limb
different footing altogether because it involved an employee with
benchmark disability who had already once been shifted from a field
environment to a more suitable ... justification. The
Respondents have failed to consider the Petitioner's benchmark disability,
the practical difficulties of field duties, and his need for family support
recognize the Petitioner's legal status as a person with benchmark
disability or not, based on valid statutory certification and authoritative
medical assessments ... Petitioner submits that the
issues raised in the petition pertain to benchmark disabilities and that the
relief sought is confined to a writ of mandamus
effect the transfer of a sole caregiver of a
person with benchmark disability and high support needs, without disclosing
any compelling administrative necessity ... extend protection against routine transfers to caregivers of
persons with benchmark disabilities.
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" RPwD Act "
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relaxations.
17. Mr. Aggarwal submits that she is a person with benchmark disability
(hearing impairment) and was duly considered under the statutory
framework for appointment ... Disability reservation operates as a horizontal reservation. Section 34
of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 mandates reservation for
persons with benchmark disabilities
filed by the Petitioner, who is a visually impaired person with
benchmark disability, seeking directions against Respondent No. 1, Gargi
College, University of Delhi, inter
such other consequential reliefs in relation to reservation for Persons
with Benchmark Disabilities, in accordance with Section 34 of the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities ... important
questions of law in relation to reservation for persons with benchmark
disabilities.
4. The Court, however, is not inclined to entertain the present petition
with disability and places
reliance on Annexure P-2, an order issued by the Armed Forces Medical
Services Board concerning the disability benchmark
asserts that he claimed reservation under the category of Persons
with Benchmark Disabilities.1
2. The Petitioner was declared a successful candidate and his name
Vision) status, inasmuch as the disability certificate produced
indicated 20% disability whereas the online application reflected 40%.
Submissions
8. The Petitioner makes the following submissions ... scheme
necessarily presupposes suitability standards and minimum benchmarks for
managerial posts. In any event, the same benchmark operated at the stage of
calling candidates
