In a press release, Faizan Mustafa who is a member of the consortium said that the issue was raised by Supreme Court Judge, Justice D.Y. The Consortium of National Law Universities will consider the option of giving alternative questions in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2021 to persons with disabilities, particularly visually challenged candidates, so that they are not at any disadvantage compared to other candidates. Chandrachud, who highlighted the hardships faced by persons with disabilities in answering some of the questions in CLAT. Justice Chandrachud had raised this issue at the virtual International Summit on Legal Professionals with Disabilities held earlier this week. CLAT is the admission test for all students who aspire to get into the premier national law universities across the country.

Source: The Hindu December 05, 2020 17:32 UTC