
Ability: Landmark Judgements on Disability Jurisprudence in India
Ability is a unique and timely anthology of landmark judgments that have shaped the landscape of disability jurisprudence in India. Edited and compiled by lawyer Navdeep Singh and academician Shruti Bedi, the book explores how constitutional courts have interpreted and advanced the rights of persons with disabilities, often bridging legislative gaps and bringing to life the liberal spirit of the law.
This book traces the evolving role of the judiciary in realising the avowed aims of a nation committed to a life of dignity for the disabled, and in doing so, reflects the law’s transformative potential. With contributed essays from distinguished judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts, jurists, scholars, academicians and practitioners, this anthology makes complex legal concepts accessible to laypersons, policy-makers and legal professionals. It is not only a resource but also a vital social document—capturing voices, judgments, and reforms that affirm the constitutional promise of inclusivity and justice for all.
ISBN/SKU | 9789349042377 |
Imprint | The Browser |
Language | English |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 200 |
Year of Pub. | 2025 |

About the Author
Navdeep Singh
Major Navdeep Singh is a practicing advocate in the Punjab & Haryana High Court. He is the founder president of the Armed Forces Tribunal Bar Association at Chandigarh. He is a member of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War at Brussels and writes extensively on military, legal and public policy issues. He is actively engaged in global efforts towards reforms in Military Justice. Navdeep has been a national service volunteer-reservist with the Territorial Army in the past. He has voluntarily served in counter-insurgency and operational areas during High Court vacations and has been decorated with a record number of eleven Commendations from the Army, Air Force and also a Tri-Services Institution.

About the Author
Shruti Bedi
Professor (Dr) Shruti Bedi is a distinguished Professor of Law, and Director at the University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh. An expert in constitutional law, she also leads the Centre for Constitution and Public Policy and serves as Honorary Chief Editor of Forces Law Review, the world’s first global military law journal. An International Fellow at the National Institute of Military Justice (USA) and Visiting Professor at Universitas Airlangga (Indonesia), she is also a TEDx speaker and recipient of The Phenomenal She Award (2022).
Her academic work spans constitutional law, counterterrorism, and emerging technologies. With over eleven books and ninety publications to her credit, her notable works include Indian Counter Terrorism Law, Judicial Review: Process, Powers and Problems, and Artificial Intelligence and Constitutionalism. Prof. Bedi has engaged with leading institutions worldwide, advancing legal scholarship and public discourse.