Mumbai: Bombay high court has quashed and set aside disqualification of a candidate (25) from further rounds of selection to the Central Industrial Security Force for having a subtle lisp.Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Abhay Mantri on Wed while allowing him to continue in the recruitment process, clarified he "would be at liberty to undertake focussed tongue exercises or minor practice or assistance of a professional speech therapist for overcoming the issue. He suffers from a subtle lisp,'' the judges said.They noted that "subtle lisp is a slight mispronunciation of ‘s' and ‘z' sounds, often involving a minor tongue placement issue, where the tongue pokes forward or sideways, creating a soft ‘th" or a faint slushy sound instead of a clear, crisp "s"." In future, if he has a chance to occupy a position requiring issuance of loud commands to jawans,"the concerned authorities would be at liberty to subject him to a proper medical test to find out whether subtle lisp problem still persists or is overcome. "
Author: Rosy. Sequeira
Published at: 2026-01-31 21:14:00
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