Bombay High Court

PRAKASH BALIRAM BHOSALEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court directed the Civil Surgeon to decide the petitioner’s UDID application within six weeks, thereby disposing of the writ petition.

Summary

Petitioner Prakash Baliram Bhosale filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the delay in processing his application for a Unique Disability ID (UDID) card filed on 03/12/2025. The petition alleged that the inaction of the Civil Surgeon, respondent No.5, violated his statutory rights under disability legislation. The Court, without delving into the substantive merits of the petition, exercised its supervisory jurisdiction to direct the Civil Surgeon to adjudicate the UDID application. It ordered that a decision be rendered within six weeks from the receipt of the order. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of, with the only relief being the time-bound directive to the administrative authority.

Issues considered

What relief, if any, can the High Court grant to compel the Civil Surgeon to decide a pending UDID application within a specified time?

Subjects

UDID
disability rights
writ petition
administrative delay
High Court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42721-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             WRIT PETITION NO. 12118 OF 2026

                                 PRAKASH BALIRAM BHOSALE
                                           VERSUS
               THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS
                                              ...
              Mr. Madhur A. Golegaonkar, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Ms. N. B. Kamble, AGP for Respondents/State
                                              ...

                                      CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                              ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                        DATE : 15th SEPTEMBER, 2026

              PER COURT :

              .            Without going into merits of the matter, the writ petition

              is disposed of by directing respondent No.5 Civil Surgeon to decide

              the application of the petitioner dated 03/12/2025 for issuance of

              UDID card, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of

              copy of this order.



                  (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)           (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




              SVH

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