JUDGMENT :

The petitioners in W.P.(C) No.11673/2022 are five young men. They contend that they have acquired all the requisite qualifications to seek appointment to the post of Upper Primary School Teacher, High School Teacher, and also for non-teaching posts in Aided Schools in the State. They all have one thing in common. The Certificates issued to them by the Medical Board constituted by the District Medical Officer, Department of Health Services, discloses that almost all of them are 100% blind.

2. W.P.(C) No. 19808/2021 is filed by Sri. K.J.Varghese, the President - Kerala Federation of the Blind - a Self-help Charitable Organization of Visually Impaired Persons. He claims that the Federation has more than 5000 members, and he is at the helm of one of the largest Organization for Persons with Disabilities in the State.

3. W.P.(C) No.17632/2021 is filed by Smt.Jaseela P., a 40 year old lady, suffering from hearing impairment with disability assessed at 60% by the District Medical Board.

4. The petitioners have approached this Court highlighting the continuous apathy, indifferen