The
Delhi High Court has asked the city government to ensure five per cent
reservation for specially-abled candidates in all educational institutions and
that the mandate of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act is followed.
A
bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma also asked Guru Gobind
Singh Indraprastha University to reserve seats for specially-abled persons as
per the law.
The
court's order came on a public interest litigation which alleged that the
respondent university was not providing five per cent reservation to
specially-abled persons following the provisions of the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016.
The
bench, also comprising Justice Saurabh Banerjee, observed the university was
providing a five per cent quota to specially-abled persons in all courses and
no further orders need to be passed.
It,
however, said the Delhi government and the university "shall make all
possible endeavour for filling up the seats meant for specially-abled persons
by providing reservation to all categories of specially-abled persons".
"The
university as well as the state government are directed to ensure that in all
educational institutions, the statutory provisions governing the field under
the RPWD Act are followed and 5 per cent reservation is provided to
specially-abled persons," the court said in its recent order.