Allahabad High Court Quashes Denial of PwBD Reservation, Holds Medical Board Cannot Re-Quantify Disability

Case Snapshot

Case Name: Shubham Mishra, Saurabh Rana & Gulfam Ahmad v. Union of India & Ors.

Citation / Neutral Citation: 2026:AHC-LKO:67525-DB

High Court: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary

Date of Judgment: 23rd September, 2026

Area of Law: Disability Law, RPwD Act 2016, Medical Education, NEET, Constitutional Law

Judgment Headline

Medical Board cannot re-quantify disability certified under Section 57 RPwD Act; denial of PwBD reservation quashed.

The Judgment in One Line

Allahabad High Court quashes Medical Assessment Board's re-quantification of disability, holding that only the statutory certifying authority under Section 57 can determine disability percentage.

Why This Judgment Matters

This judgment reinforces the statutory primacy of Disability Certificates issued under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. It establishes that Medical Assessment Boards constituted under NMC Guidelines for MBBS admissions cannot re-quantify disability or deny PwBD reservation based on their own assessment. The ruling protects the rights of disabled candidates and clarifies that the Board's jurisdiction is confined to functional competency assessment—not re-determination of disability percentage. It provides much-needed clarity for disabled students

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