GOVT OF INDIA TH:SECY vs RAVI PRAKASH GUPTA

The Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court's decision that the Government's failure to provide adequate reservations for visually handicapped candidates violated Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. The Court emphasized that the statutory mandate for reservation should be applied from the date the Act came into force, thus entitling the respondent to claim additional vacancies. The Court ruled that the respondent was entitled to appointment based on the available vacancies, leading to the annulment of the Central Administrative Tribunal's order.