VISHWAS HARIDAS JADHAVAR vs THE UNION OF INDIA THRU CHIEF SECRETARY,MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING AND ORS

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WP-8123-19-J (F).DOCX Amol IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8123 OF 2019 Vishwas Haridas Jadhavar Age- 40 years, Occu:- Service, R/o-Dr. Arun Morale, Plot No. 29 Manisha Colony, Subhash Nagar, Kolhapur. … Petitioner Versus 1. The Union of India AMOL Through its Chief Secretary, PREMNATH JADHAV Ministry of Personnel and Training, New Delhi. Digitally signed by AMOL PREMNATH JADHAV Date: 2025.06.16 16:20:55 +0530 2. The Secretary, Department of Disabilities, The Ministry of Social Justice, and Empowerment, Mantralaya. 3. The Union Public Service Commission, through its Chairman, New Delhi. … Respondents ______________________________________________________ Mr Sanjeev Kadam, Senior Advocate with Mr Prashant Raul with Ms Varsha MrThorat with Mr Suraj Mhadgut with Mr Harsh Khot, i/b Ms Veera Shinde, for Petitioner. Ms Anamika Malhotra with Mr Mainak Adhikary, for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. ______________________________________________________ CORAM : M.S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ. Page 1 of 16 WP-8123-19-J (F).DOCX RESERVED ON : 12 JUNE 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 16 JUNE 2025 JUDGMENT : (Per M. S. Sonak, J.) 1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. 2. Orders were made for the disposal of this Petition finally at the admission stage. Accordingly, we issue Rule. The Rule is made returnable immediately at the request of and with the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties. 3. The Petitioner has pleaded that he is afflicted by obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which is considered a mental disability within the meaning assigned to this term under Section 2(s) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (2016 Act). 4. Between 2006 and 2008, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) initiated the process for ap