NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that the mere existence of a benchmark disability of 40 percent does not prevent a candidate from pursuing medical education unless an expert report indicates that the individual is incapacitated from undertaking an MBBS course. A bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai, Aravind Kumar, and K.V. Viswanathan provided detailed reasons for its order on September 18, which allowed a candidate to gain admission to the MBBS course after a medical board determined that he could pursue medical education without any impediment.The bench stated, “Mere existence of benchmark disability will not disqualify a candidate from being eligible for the MBBS course.” It emphasised that the capacity of a candidate suffering from a disability to pursue the MBBS course must be evaluated by the disability assessment board.
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