Shobha Madhukar Khaire v. the State of Maharashtra through the Sec. Persons With of Disabilities Welfare and Ors.
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Maharashtra disability-certificate re-verification batch (lead WP 4325/2026 + c.90 connected petitions; Bombay HC, 06.05.2026, Ghuge & Mantri JJ.): employer may compel fresh medical assessment under Maharashtra RPwD Rules 2024 (Rule 8); no perpetual validity of disability certificates/UDIDs; certificates must conform to S.56 guidelines and S.57-designated certifying authorities; fraud-based appointments void ab initio and constitute moral turpitude; petitions partly allowed with suspension/FIR/transfer orders quashed; compulsory-retirement framework for bogus certificates and 0–10% findings, benefit withdrawal for 11–39%; one-time measure, Section 91 reserved for future cases; 120-day completion deadline; Swavlamban-portal UDID exclusivity; Article 14 satisfied. Keywords: RPwD Act 2016 S.56, S.57, S.59, S.91, S.102, S.34, S.2(r)/(s)/(zc); benchmark disability 40%; UDID Swavlamban; BERA/hearing impairment; locomotor; Zilla Parishad teachers; Maharashtra ZP (Discipline & Appeal) Rules 1967; Conduct Rules 1967 Rule 3; moral turpitude; Article 14; Ravindra Kumar Sharma (2016) 4 SCC 791; Ram Prakash Kharlwa (Raj HC); Jagdish Balaram Bahira (2017) 8 SCC 670; Kumari Shrilekha Vidyarthi; Maneka Gandhi.