MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Ramps In All Public And Private Buildings In Indore For Access To Persons With Disabilities
The Madhya Excessive Court docket just lately issued discover on a PIL in search of correct enforcement of provisions below the Rights of Individuals with Disabilities Act, 2016, significantly building of ramps and associated accessibility measures in private and non-private buildings in Indore.
A division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi issued notices to the to the Centre, State and the Municipal Commissioner of Indore, returnable inside 4 weeks.
The petitioner, claiming to be a social activist based mostly within the metropolis, submitted that regardless of the passage of practically a decade for the reason that enactment of the 2016 laws, the basic accessibility obligation stays unfulfilled. The plea states that the Act imposes a binding obligation on each the State and personal actors to offer ‘affordable lodging’ for individuals with disabilities in all buildings, together with authorities places of work, academic institutes, police stations and hospitals.
The petition additionally acknowledged that the petitioner carried out a private website inspection between April 19 to 21, 2025 and submitted photographic proof exhibiting the absence of ramps in a number of key authorities buildings. It’s argued that lack of such primary infrastructure constitutes a direct violation of the Constitutional ensures of equality and dignity, in addition to part 3 of the 2016 Act.
The plea provides that the absence of ramps impede the liberty of motion and entry to important providers comparable to training, healthcare, justice and livelihood for individuals with disabilities.
Moreover, the plea prays for structure of a high-powered committee to supervise the implementation and guarantee compliance with the mandates of the 2016 Act.
The matter is listed for listening to on July 28.
For Petitioner: Advocate Abhinav Dhanodkar
For Union: Deputy Solicitor Common Romesh Dave
For State: Further Advocate Common Anand Soni
Case Title: Dheeraj Mohniya Vs Union Of India And Others (WP No. 21172 of 2025)
