Pranay Kumar Podder v. State of Tripura (2017)
Legal Issues
- Whether candidates with colour vision deficiency (CVD) can be fully excluded from medical admissions.
Court Reasoning
- Total exclusion is regressive.
- Need for an expert committee to examine assistive technologies, international best practices, and areas of permissible practice.
Held Principle
- MCI must examine global standards and reconsider exclusion of CVD candidates.
- India, as a UNCRPD signatory, must adopt a progressive, non-exclusionary approach.
