Provide Court Documents In Braille Script To Visually Impaired: Delhi High Court

Dealing with a plea of anticipatory bail filed by a visually impaired rape accused, Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said the right to access to justice includes the right to receive documents in a language and means of communication preferred by the parties involved.

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to make necessary arrangements to provide court documents to visually impaired litigants in Braille script.

Dealing with a plea of anticipatory bail filed by a visually impaired rape accused, Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said the right to access to justice includes the right to receive documents in a language and means of communication preferred by the parties involved.

He directed that the accused as well as the prosecutrix, both of them visually impaired, be provided court records in Braille script.

The judge noted that the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 casts a positive duty on the government to ensure that all public documents are in accessible formats and to provide necessary facilities and equipment to facilitate recording of testimonies, arguments or opinion given by persons with disabilities in their preferred language and means of communication.