AJIT PRAKASH SHAH, C.J.

National Federation of the Blind, an apex body working for the protection of the rights of the visually challenged, has filed this petition in public interest to highlight the discrimination of the blind and low vision persons by virtually excluding them from the process of recruitment to government posts in violation of the scheme of reservation contained in section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (“Disabilities Act” for short). The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents have failed to provide reservation to the blind and low vision candidates in accordance with section 33 of the Disabilities Act in all its recruitments right from 1996 till date. The Disabilities Act, which was brought into force on 7.2.1996, mandates the Government to make reservation in all groups of posts to the extent of 3% at least of which 1% each shall be reserved for persons suffering from blindness and low vision, persons suffering from hearing impairment and persons suffering from locomotor disability or cerebral palsy. It is obligatory upon every appropriate Government to identify the p

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