Published on : 10 Dec 2025, 7:07 am 2 min read

A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking the implementation of measures to make television (TV) content accessible to persons with visual and hearing disabilities [ Rahul Bajaj v. Union of India & Ors. ]

Justice Sachin Datta on Tuesday sought a response in the matter from the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) and the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

The petition, filed by lawyer and disability-rights advocate Rahul Bajaj, argues that despite clear statutory obligations under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, most Indian television programming remains inaccessible to the visually impaired and hard-of-hearing viewers.

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