Supreme Court of India · 2024-08-21
Rekha Sharma vs The Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur
- Citation / case number
- 2024 INSC 615
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Rekha Sharma
- Respondent
- The Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur
- Author
- Bela M. Trivedi
- Bench
- Bela M. Trivedi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the issue of discrimination against candidates with benchmark disabilities in the recruitment process for Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate posts, citing violations of Article 14, 16, and 21 of the Constitution of India. The Court held that the failure to disclose cut-off marks for the benchmark disability category constituted a breach of the Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 2010 and the Rajasthan Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2018. The appeals were dismissed as the candidates did not meet the required cut-off marks for their respective categories.