Bhavya Nain
Lawyer
Bhavya Nain is an Indian lawyer and former judicial officer who served in the Delhi Judicial Service. His successful legal challenge to the rejection of his judicial-service candidature concerned whether a person with bipolar disorder could be denied public employment based on assumptions about the condition. [4]
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Career and work
Nain earned his law degree in 2009 and later completed an LL.M. at the Indian Law Institute on a merit scholarship. Early in his career, he worked as a law clerk and research assistant at the Supreme Court of India, practiced law, and served as an Assistant Professor of Law at Amity Law School. [6]
He later sat for the 2018 Delhi Judicial Service examination. After clearing the preliminary and main examinations and being called for interview, his candidature was rejected on the ground that his disability was not considered permanent. Nain successfully challenged that decision, and the Delhi High Court ordered that he be declared selected to the Delhi Judicial Service. [4]
He subsequently served as a judicial officer before voluntarily resigning in September 2023. He then returned to legal education, working independently as a law coach and mentor for aspiring judicial officers. [6]
What has been publicly discussed
“‘Likely to improve’ and ‘remission’ does not mean ailment has disappeared or will disappear.”
— Bhavya Nain [2]