REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NOS.2466-67 OF 2015

(ARISING OUT OF SLP (CIVIL) NOS.25568-25569 OF 2014)

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

…APPELLANTS

VERSUS

DILEEP KUMAR SINGH

…RESPONDENT

J U D G M E N T

R.F.Nariman, J.

1.

Leave granted.

2.

These appeals raise an interesting question as to the

interpretation of a proviso contained in Section 47 of the Persons

with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full

Participation) Act, 1995 (in short the “1995 Act”).

3.

The facts giving rise to these appeals are as follows:-

On 1^st January, 1998, the respondent was enlisted in the CRPF as

Assistant Commandant. While on duty, on 19^th October, 2001, he

sustained grievous injuries in his spinal cord and legs while he was

out on a visit checking night guards. Thereafter, he was provided

with specialized treatment in various hospitals, but nothing worked

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Digitally signed by

Om Parkash Sharma

Date: 2015.02.28

13:27:21 IST

Reason:

Signature Not Verified

and, ultimately, a medical board in its report dated 22^nd July, 2004

categorized the respondent as PEE-5, i.e., a person who is

permanently incapacita