SUJATA BORA versus COAL INDIA LIMITED & ORS.

Case summary from SCR

Issue for Consideration Whether the appellant was wrongly denied employment, despite having qualified for the interview, and declared unfit on the ground that she had multiple disability but had applied as a visually handicapped candidate (since the notification advertising the vacancies did not intersectionality of disability with gender justice. Headnotes† Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 – “reasonable accommodation” – Constitution of India – Art.41 r/w 14 & 21; Art.142 – Advertisement was published by Coal India