Supreme Court brings survivors of forcible acid ingestion under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act

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The 2016 Act recognised lone victims of acid-throwing, and not forcible acerb ingestion; the bid is operative retrospectively from the inception of the Act; it immunodeficiency victims of forcible acerb ingestion to assertion disablement benefits

Published - May 04, 2026 04:17 p.m. IST - NEW DELHI

The deemed designation would assistance victims of forcible acerb ingestion to assertion disablement benefits owed nether the 2016 Act. Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu

The Supreme Court connected Monday (May 4, 2026) included persons who were forcibly administered acerb wrong the explanation of ‘acid onslaught victims’ nether the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

The 2016 instrumentality recognised lone victims of acid-throwing, and not forcible acerb ingestion.

Published - May 04, 2026 04:17 p.m. IST

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