RAJIVE RATURI versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

RAJIVE RATURI versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

The right of disabled persons, especially visually impaired, to safe and proper access to public places, transportation, and built environment flows from constitutional and statutory mandates; the Central and State Governments are under a statutory obligation, with deadlines, to make public facilities accessible,...

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Parties
Petitioner: Rajive Raturi; Respondent: Union of India and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
15 December 2017
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (civil) No. 243 of 2005 / Final Judgment/disposal
Outcome
Petition disposed of; directions and timelines issued.
Legal Topics
Accessibility for Visually Impaired, Barrier Free Environment, Implementation of Statutory Rights for Persons With Disabilities, Enforcement of Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016
Constitutional Law Disability Law Human Rights Accessibility for Visually Impaired Barrier Free Environment Implementation of Statutory Rights for Persons With Disabilities Enforcement of Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016

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Parties

Rajive Raturi

Petitioner

Union of India and Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) No. 243 of 2005 / Final Judgment/disposal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether persons with visual disability are entitled to safe and proper access to public places as a matter of right under the Constitution and statutes
  2. 2 What directions are required for implementing statutory and constitutional obligations to ensure accessibility for disabled persons

Ratio Decidendi

The right of disabled persons, especially visually impaired, to safe and proper access to public places, transportation, and built environment flows from constitutional and statutory mandates; the Central and State Governments are under a statutory obligation, with deadlines, to make public facilities accessible, and failure thereof amounts to infringement of fundamental rights.

Court Disposition

Petition disposed of; directions and timelines issued.

Orders

  • Directions issued to Government and States for accessibility audits and retrofitting of government buildings within specified deadlines.
  • Directions for accessibility audits and improvements to airports, railway stations, government buses, websites, and public documents, each with specified timelines.