Submit words not aligning with dignity of specially-abled: HC to concerned

Srinagar, Oct 11: “All the parties involved” have been asked by the High Court of J&K and Ladakh to submit a list of words that do not align with the dignity of individuals with disabilities.
In this regard, a Division Bench of Chief Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi directed its Registry to prepare a copy of the paper book and provide the same to the Advocate General along with various orders passed by it.

“All the parties involved shall compile and submit a list of words that do not align with the dignity of individuals with disabilities. The Registry is directed to prepare a copy of the paper book, including copies of the orders, and provide the same to learned Advocate General,” the court said and ordered listing of the PIL.
Last year, the court ordered that specially-abled persons be treated properly in the language recognized internationally.
“We also hope and trust that the society as a whole shall recognize their rights as guaranteed under the Constitution,” the court had said.
The specially able persons, the court had said, be treated properly by the language recognized internationally. “We also direct the respondents to ensure that the facilities …are provided/developed, if not, already existing,” the court had said.
The court said that it expects that the officials shall ensure full respect and honour to all citizens in terms of their personality without letting them suffer any impression that the society and State see and address the “physically and mentally challenged persons as liabilities carrying personalities and, as such, sensitivity has to be in full operation.”