New Delhi. The Supreme Court on Monday expressed regret that five years after the enactment of the ‘Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016’ (RPWD Act), its implementation remains disappointing across India. A division bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala said that many states have not even made rules under the Act, which were to be done within six months of its implementation.
Kart said, ‘Many states have not even made rules under the Act, which was to be done within six months… We believe that the state of implementation of the Act needs to be fixed. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Department (RPWD) will take up the matter with all counterparts and report for compliance before this Court.’
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The court scheduled further hearing on the subject for the second week of July. The Court has already passed several orders for proper implementation of this Act. The top court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the formation of district-level committees to implement the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Last year, the court had sought a reply from the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in this matter.
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The court expressed great displeasure on these things-
, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands have not appointed commissioners to be appointed under the Act.
, The governments of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Mizoram, West Bengal, Delhi, Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have not yet committed the required funds under Section 88 of the Act.
, The governments of Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal lacked special courts for the speedy trial of offenses under the Act, or public prosecutors to be appointed to conduct such cases.
, The governments of Chhattisgarh and the Union Territory of Daman and Diu do not have the requisite number of public prosecutors to conduct cases involving offenses under the Act.
, Chhattisgarh government has not constituted a review board.
, The governments of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands do not have review boards to provide the necessary facilities.
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Tags: Justice DY Chandrachud, Supreme Court
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 23, 2024, 04:32 IST