<h1 class="ql-align-center">Siddaraju v. State of Karnataka Case</h1> <h2>Context:</h2> <ul><li>The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to issue instructions “at the earliest and not later than four months” for giving reservations in promotions to persons with disabilities (PwDs). </li></ul> <h2>About:</h2> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">In&nbsp;the case of Siddaraju v/s State of Karnataka, the Supreme Court affirmed the Reservation of Persons with Disability (PWDs) under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. </li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">In the given case, the decision given under Indra Sawhney’s Case was reconsidered.</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The Court was of the view that the basis for providing reservation for PWD is a physical disability and not any of the criteria forbidden under Article 16 (1).</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Further, the reservation of persons with disabilities has nothing to do with the 50% ceiling.</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Therefore, the rule of no reservation in promotions as laid down in Indra Sawhney has clearly no application to PWDs</li></ul> <ul><li>It said instructions should be issued which provides that "every appropriate government shall appoint in every government establishment not less than 4% of the total number of vacancies in the cadre strength in each group of posts meant to be filled with persons with benchmark disabilities</li></ul>