Manish Lenka vs Union of India

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DELHI HIGH COURT
PRATHIBA M.SINGH
Manish Lenka – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Table of Content
1. entitlement to facilities under rpwd act (Para 2 , 3 , 4)
2. status report on provided facilities (Para 5 , 6)
3. arguments on responsibilities of educational institutions (Para 7 , 8)
4. provision of basic facilities as per rpwd act (Para 9 , 10)
5. court's directives and monitoring compliance (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14)

JUDGMENT

Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)--This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. This writ petition has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner - Manish Lenka seeking grant of books, learning materials and assistive devices along with other facilities as provided under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (hereinafter, RPWD Act, 2016).

3. The Petitioner is a minor child studying in Class VI at the Respondent No. 4 - Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector-24, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. He is a child having visual impairment of over 75%. The Petitioner's father is a daily wage technician who is unable to afford the educational requirements of the Petitioner.

4. The case of the Petitioner is that he requires learning material, assistive devices, laptop designed for visually handicap, uniform, transportation cost waiver, computer fees waiver, etc

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DELHI HIGH COURTPRATHIBA M.SINGHManish Lenka – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

DELHI HIGH COURT
PRATHIBA M.SINGH
Manish Lenka – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent