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Supreme Court Extends RPwD Act To Persons Forced To Consume Acid & Suffer Internal Injuries Without External Disfigurement
Debby Jain
4 May 2026 3:10 PM IST
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court today invoked its special powers to hold that persons forcibly made to consume acid, as well as those suffering internal injuries without visible external harm, fall within the ambit of 'acid attack victims' under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act.The clarification was issued since the Act defined 'acid attack victims' as only "a...
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