"For God's Sake...": High Court Raps Maharashtra Over Board For Disabled Persons

The government constituted the board under provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act in 2018, but it has been non-functional since 2020 as posts of the non-official members are vacant.

The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government to make the state advisory board for policies related to disabled persons functional within a month.

"For God's sake, do it by then," the high court said.

A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar said it was alarming that the state government requires directives from the court to fulfil its statutory obligations.