New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, has constituted a committee 'Supreme Court Committee on Accessibility' to conduct an audit of physical and functional access to the Supreme Court. The committee is headed by Justice S Ravindra Bhat. The committee is tasked with preparing and releasing a questionnaire of persons with disabilities, who visit the top court's premises and assess the nature and extent of the problems they face. Employees, litigants advocates and interns will be given the questionnaire.
Thereafter a report shall be prepared that would include the results of the accessibility audit, results of the survey of persons with disabilities and recommendations/proposals geared towards barriers to access. The committee is at liberty to carry out any other activity as well that can be required to conduct the accessibility audit.