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Transformative Equality: The Supreme Court on Mental Disability and Anti-Discrimination

Arif Mustafa Hussain Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in its ruling in Ravinder Kumar Dhariwal v. Union of India, took the progressive approach of transformative equality in uplifting the position of individuals with a mental disability under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act/RPwD”). The court also […]