Re-Verification of Disability Certificates and the Exhaustion of Alternative Remedies Under Article 226

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Case
KUMAR DNYANDEV KAMBLE v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THRU SECRETARY, PUBLIC HEALTH DEPT. AND ORS (Bombay High Court, 08-10-2026)
Law
Administrative Law, Constitution of India, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act.

Highlights of the Judgment:

  • Analysis of the State's statutory authority to conduct re-verification of long-standing disability certificates under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
  • Examination of the legal validity of re-assessing disability percentages following widespread administrative complaints regarding fraudulent documentation.
  • Interpretation of administrative powers vested in medical boards and civil surgeons under governing state resolutions to constitute verification committees.
  • Application of the doctrine of exhaustion of alternative remedies prior to invoking extraordinary writ jurisdiction under Article 226.
  • Evaluation of the evidentiary burden required to challenge the composition and competence of a duly constituted medical board.