Shri Sadashiv Dnyandeo Gaikwad v. the Chairman and the Manager, Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court disposed of a writ petition involving disputes with BEST authorities. Instead of exercising writ jurisdiction, the Court opined that the grievance falls under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, directing the petitioner to approach the Commissioner, who is the designated authority to look into such grievances within three months.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner is at liberty to approach the Commissioner, the authority who can look into the grievances raised in the Writ Petition, to be disposed of within three months.