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2026 Supreme(Bom) 140

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH
M.W.CHANDWANI
Rameshwar S/o Mahadeorao Surve – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellants : P.B. Patil, Vinay Rathi
For the Respondents: C.A. Lokhande, Vikas Kulsange

Table of Content
1. disability transfer triggers seniority dispute under section 47. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. prior service counts for new post seniority. (Para 5 , 6)
3. voluntary transfer constitutes fresh cadre appointment. (Para 7 , 8)
4. section 47 protects against rank reduction. (Para 9 , 10)
5. no section 47(1) breach in voluntary shift. (Para 11 , 19)
6. promotion denial not solely due to disability. (Para 12 , 13 , 20)
7. seniority reduction differs from rank reduction. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18)
8. precedents uphold existing seniority protection. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24)
9. cadre seniority undisturbed in disability shifts. (Para 25 , 26)

JUDGMENT :

M.W. CHANDWANI, J.

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the learned counsels appearing for the parties.

2. The controversy in this petition lies in a narrow compass i.e. whether in the process of shifting a disabled person to other suitable post/cadre in view of the mandate of Section 47 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation), Act, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act of 1995”), seniority of the employees in the said cadre can be disturbed.

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