Bhavya Nain

• Nain has publicly said that he has lived with bipolar disorder since 2010. He was diagnosed at age 25 and subsequently received treatment and counselling. [2]
• His diagnosis later became central to his challenge over eligibility for the Delhi Judicial Service. Medical documentation in the case identified his condition as bipolar affective disorder, and Nain has continued to write publicly about the diagnosis and its implications for employment and disability rights. [4][2]

• Court records document that Nain has received treatment for bipolar disorder since 2010. [4]
• Nain has emphasized continued consultation and follow-up with mental-health professionals. In his own writing, he has also stressed that remission does not mean that the condition has disappeared. [2][1]

• A medical board convened during Nain’s judicial-service case found that he had been in remission and showing no symptoms since August 2018. The board concluded that there was nothing to indicate that he could not perform the responsibilities of a judicial officer. [5]

• Nain has argued that people with bipolar disorder should not be excluded from employment simply because of the diagnosis. He has argued that fitness for work should be assessed in relation to the actual requirements of the job rather than through general assumptions about disability. [3]
• His own judicial-service case put that principle directly at issue. Nain has continued to write publicly about bipolar disorder as a disability-rights and employment issue, including the importance of reasonable assessment rather than automatic exclusion. [4][2]

“‘Likely to improve’ and ‘remission’ does not mean ailment has disappeared or will disappear.”

— Bhavya Nain [2]