New Delhi, Mar 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday registered a suo motu case against the exclusion of visually impaired candidates from applying for appointment in the state judicial services as per the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services (Recruitment and Service Conditions) Rules.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud passed the order after taking cognisance of a letter from the mother of a visually impaired candidate who is a judicial service aspirant.
The judges took note of the fact that about 21,000 candidates participated in the preliminary examinations. Forms for final examinations are to be filled on March 23, with exams on March 30 and 31, and issued the notice to the Secretary General of Madhya Pradesh High Court, the State of Madhya Pradesh, and the Union of India.