In line with prevalent norms in major parts of the world, the Delhi High Court today asked the government to grant driving licences to hearing-impaired persons if they satisfy other necessary criteria under the Motor Vehicles Act which prohibits them from driving. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said, they are obliged to certify that if an applicant is totally deaf, he has to be called for the test if he applies for a learner's licence without medical certificate and if he passes the test as required under the rule, then he shall be granted the learner's licence as that is the statutory requirement. The Motor Vehicle Act currently prohibits hearing-impaired persons from driving on the ground that they may pose danger to others. The bench gave its ruling on a public interest litigation by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) seeking the court's direction to quash the requirement of ‘no hearing impairment’ stipulation for issuing a driving licence under the Motor Vehicle Act.