JUDGMENT

[WP(C) Nos.29723/2024, 28507/2024 & 29803/2024]

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The petitioners in these Writ Petitions are aggrieved by the assessment of physical disability made by the State Medical Board and the State Level Committee constituted by the State Government, to assess the physical disability and suitability of the candidates, for considering them for admission to the MBBS and other medical courses, as contemplated in the prospectus issued for KEAM 2024.

2. In all these cases, the petitioners were certified by the competent authorities under the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016(hereinafter referred to as the RPwD Act, 2016) as persons with benchmark disability having sustained an extent of disability of 40% and above. As per Section 32 of the RPwD Act 2016, all Government institutions of higher education and other higher educational institutions receiving aid from the government shall reserve not less than 5% seats for persons with benchmark disabilities.

3. Being eligible for the reservation contemplated under Section 32 of the RPwD Act, 2016, all the petitioners have submitted their applications. As part of processing the said applications, the petitioners were subj