32 wp2498-26.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2498 OF 2026 Sapana Santosh Jadhav .. Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra and Ors. .. Respondents Ms.Kalyani Mangave a/w Mr.Ganesh Pandit, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr.P.P.Kakade, Addl. G.P. a/w Mrs.P.B.Chavan, A.G.P. for the Respondent State. Mr.Sagar Talekar, Advocate for the Respondent No.3. Mr.Rajendra Anbhule, Advocate for the Respondent No.6. Mr.Sachin Gite a/w Mr.Sarfaraj Shaikh, Advocate for the Respondent No.7. CORAM: R. I. CHAGLA & FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, JJ. DATE: AUGUST 31, 2026 P. C. 1. The Petitioner has sought a direction to Respondent No.3/PMC to issue a Certificate as “registered paramedical practitioner” to the Petitioner and a consequential prayer for quashing and setting aside the impugned communication dated 28th August 2024 passed by Respondent No.3 PMC. Mohite 1/3 TRUSHA TUSHAR MOHITE Digitally signed by TRUSHA TUSHAR MOHITE Date: 2026.09.01 15:31:54 +0530 32 wp2498-26.doc 2. The learned counsel for Respondent No.3 PMC has brought to the Court’s notice that there is an Appeal provision under Section 30 of the Maharashtra Paramedical Council Act, 2011 (Maharashtra Act VI of 2016. The said Appeal is provided from a decision rejecting an Application for enrollment in the State Register. 3. Considering the prayer in the Petition, it is clear that in respect of the decision taken in this case by Respondent No.3 PMC on 28 th August 2024, an alternate efficacious remedy has been provided under the said Act. 4. The learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the State Government has no power to condone the delay in filing the Appeal, which is to be filed within a period of 90 days from the date of rejection of the Petitioner’s Application for enrollment in the State Register. 5. Having considered the submission, we direct the State Government to consider this Writ Petition, along with Affidavits filed therein, as an Appeal. In view of this Order, the delay in preferring the Appeal under Section 30 shall not be taken into consideration, and the decision under Section 30 of the said Act shall be taken on merits, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from today viz. on or before 29th September 2026. Mohite 2/3 32 wp2498-26.doc 6. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. 7. No order as to costs. [FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, J.] [R. I. CHAGLA, J.] Mohite 3/3