Supreme Court of India

SUJATA BORA versus COAL INDIA LIMITED & ORS.

2026 INSC 53

Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 120/2026
Judgment date
2026-01-13
Petitioner / appellant
SUJATA BORA
Respondent
COAL INDIA LIMITED & ORS.
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 53
Other citation
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 590
CNR
ESCR010000252026
Bench / judges
J.B. PARDIWALA, K.V. VISWANATHAN
Author judge
J.B. PARDIWALA, K.V. VISWANATHAN
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Disposed off
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Whether the appellant was wrongly denied employment, despite having qualified for the interview, and declared unfit on the ground that she had multiple disability but had applied as a visually handicapped candidate (since the notification advertising the vacancies did not intersectionality of disability with gender justice.

Headnote excerpt

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 – “reasonable accommodation” – Constitution of India – Art.41 r/w 14 & 21; Art.142 – Advertisement was published by Coal India

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