Ajith Perera vs Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare and Others – sllr 2019 volume 3 page 275

In the case between Ajith Perera (Plaintiff) and the Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare and others (Defendants), the court addressed the issue of State compliance with the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act and related Accessibility Regulations. It was held that persistent and widespread failure by State agencies to enforce and comply with mandatory accessibility standards in public buildings, public places, and places providing common services amounted to a violation of the constitutional rights of persons with disabilities, particularly the right to equality and human dignity under Article 12(1). The decision reaffirmed that public authorities have a non-derogable duty to implement accessibility laws, grounded in both domestic statutes and international