$~58 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 13^th December, 2022 + W.P.(C) 6074/2019 SAURABH SHUKLA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Siddharth Nath and Ms.

Khushboo Hora, Advs.

(M:9811004884)

versus MAX BUPA HEALTH INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ORS. ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Rajiv Jaiswal, Advocate for R-2.

(M:9871901997)

Mr. Dipak Nag, Advocate for R-3.

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

Brief Facts

2. The inherent challenges for persons with disabilities are further exacerbated by institutions which fail to recognise rights of such persons as provided for in law. The present petition raises issues concerning denial of health insurance for persons with disabilities.

3. The present petition has been preferred by Mr. Saurabh Shukla who is suffering from Tetraplegia and paralysis below his chest due to a spinal cord injury which he suffered in 2011. He is confined to a wheelchair and has limited use of his arms. Despite the injury, he is currently working as an investment professional with a hedge fund and is working from home.

4. It is the case of the Petitioner that he approached two insurance companies