JUSTICE SUNANDA BHANDARE FOUNDATION vs U.O.I. — W.P.(C) No. 116/1998
Case under 36P-persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and Mental Health Care Act, 2017 Section PIL-W. Status: PENDING.
CNR: SCIN010028441998
Filing Date
17-Feb-1998
Registration No
W.P.(C) No. 116/1998
Diary Number
2844/1998
Order Date
28-Apr-2026
Document Type
Judgement - of Main Case
Neutral Citation
2014 INSC 209, 2017 INSC 1284, 2025 INSC 1101, 2026 INSC 441
Data as of 31-May-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
JUSTICE SUNANDA BHANDARE FOUNDATION
Adv. AMBAR QAMARUDDIN[P-1]
Respondent(s)
U.O.I.
Adv. HARMEET SINGH RUPRAH[R-5] B. BALAJI (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] K. ENATOLI SEMA[R-1] G. INDIRA[R-1] N. VISAKAMURTHY[R-1] ARJUN GARG[R-1] ANJUMAN TRIPATHY[R-16] SANCHIT GARGA[R-16] SIDDHANT SHARMA[R-8] KUNAL MIMANI[R-9] DEEPANWITA PRIYANKA[R-1] AKSHAY AMRITANSHU [R-14] SRAVAN KUMAR KARANAM[R-19] SURJENDU SANKAR DAS[R-4] RAJKUMARI BANJU[R-1] AVIJIT MANI TRIPATHI[R-2] SHANTANU SAGAR[R-12] SHANTANU SAGAR[R-12] SUNIL FERNANDES (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] NIRNIMESH DUBE[R-1] SHUVODEEP ROY[R-1] V. N. RAGHUPATHY[R-1] ABHIJIT SENGUPTA[R-1] PRAVEEN SWARUP[R-1] ANIL SHRIVASTAV[R-1] PRASHANT KUMAR[R-1] ASHOK KUMAR SINGH[R-1] V. G. PRAGASAM (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] RANJAN MUKHERJEE[R-1] K. V. MOHAN[R-1] ANIL KATIYAR[R-1] RAJEEV SHARMA (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] SUSHMA SURI[R-1] SATISH VIG[R-1] R. SATHISH[R-1] GOPAL SINGH[R-1] G. PRAKASH[R-1] CHANCHAL KUMAR GANGULI[R-1] RACHANA SRIVASTAVA (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] K J JOHN AND CO[R-1] TAPESH KUMAR SINGH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] ABHISHEK ATREY[R-3] PRAGATI NEEKHRA[R-1] ANUVRAT SHARMA[R-1] ABHISHEK CHAUDHARY[R-1] MONIKA GUSAIN (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] T. V. GEORGE[R-1] RAJIV NANDA (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] DHARMENDRA KUMAR SINHA[R-1] SHIBASHISH MISRA[R-1] GULSHAN KUMAR BAJWA[R-1] P. V. YOGESWARAN[R-1] ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] RAMESHWAR PRASAD GOYAL[R-1] C. K. SASI[R-1] JAGJIT SINGH CHHABRA[R-1] ASHOK MATHUR[R-1]
Hearing History
Judge: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA
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| Date | Purpose |
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| 28-Apr-2026 | Fixed Date by Court |
| 15-Apr-2026 | Fixed Date by Court |
| 13-Apr-2026 | Fixed Date by Court |
| 13-Mar-2026 | Fixed Date by Court |
| 24-Feb-2026 | Fixed Date by Court |
Orders in this case
Case Summary: Justice Sunanda Bhandare Foundation v. Union of India Court Decision (April 28, 2026): The Supreme Court addressed three key issues in this ongoing disability rights case. First, regarding Nodal Officer appointments: most States/UTs complied with court directions by April 2026, with only Lakshadweep Islands and Ladakh given a final deadline of May 15, 2026. Second, the Union of India submitted an affidavit clarifying that persons with disabilities scoring on merit can be appointed against unreserved positions without relaxation, which the Court endorsed. Third, finding persistent non-compliance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 despite eight years of implementation, the Court directed National Law Universities under "Project Ability Empowerment" to conduct substantive assessments of statutory compliance across all States/UTs, with National Law University Delhi mapping Union compliance, and the matter relisted September 22, 2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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