MOHAMED IBRAHIM vs THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

The Supreme Court examined whether a candidate with colour blindness could be disqualified from a government engineering post, given that he had qualified and been selected. The Court considered the medical evidence indicating the appellant's colour vision deficiency and the employer's reliance on medical standards for safety reasons. It emphasized the importance of balancing employment requirements with individual rights, ultimately ruling that disqualification based solely on colour blindness, without considering the nature of the job, may be arbitrary. The Court directed a review of the medical standards and the specific job requirements to determine the validity of the disqualification.