Gulshan Kumar vs Institute Of Banking Personnel Selection 2025 INSC 142 -RPwD Act - Scribe Facility

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016- Rights of disabled persons to participate in examinations with necessary accommodations.- The principle of reasonable accommodation is central to ensure equality for all the persons with disabilities; and denying the facility of scribe or compensatory time, constitutes discrimination under the RPwD Act, 2016 (Para 10) all the benefits given to PwBD candidates must also be extended to PwD candidates, and there can be no discrimination between the candidates in granting facilities such as scribes, compensatory time, etc., except for reservation, in writing the examinations. - There is an urgent need for a uniform memorandum for examinations applicable to all PwD candidates- The benefits conferred by the statute should be provided for all the PwD candidates and they cannot be denied on the ground of absence of accountability and/or lack of duty on enforceability -Directions issued.

Constitution of India - Article 19,21 - Rights under Articles 19 and 21 can be enforced even against private entities. (Para 18)