Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Plea for Accessible TV Content for Persons with Disabilities

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and MeitY on a petition seeking mandatory accessibility features in television content for persons with visual and hearing disabilities.

The plea alleges that, despite statutory obligations under the RPwD Act, 2016, most TV programming remains inaccessible. It also asserts that the 2019 accessibility standards were never notified under Rule 15, leaving broadcasters with no binding compliance requirements.

The Court asked the Centre to clarify the absence of audio-description norms and to place current accessibility data on record.

The matter is listed for January 29, 2026.

[Rahul Bajaj v. Union of India & Ors.]