Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970

The petitioners, Ayurvedic practitioners enlisted in the Bihar State Register but lacking recognised qualifications under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970, claimed a constitutional right to practice throughout India under Article 19(1)(g) and Section 29 of the Central Act, asserting that inclusion in a Sta…

The appellant filed a public‑interest writ petition in the Allahabad High Court seeking a mandamus directing the State of Uttar Pradesh to take action against unqualified and unregistered medical practitioners operating in Agra district. The High Court dismissed the petition on the ground that the Chief Medical Officer…

K.B. Nagur, an Ayurvedic doctor, filed a public‑interest writ petition alleging that elections to the Central Council of Indian Medicine had not been held for two decades and that Section 7 of the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 – specifically the clause "or until his successor shall have been duly elected or…

Dr. A.K. Sabhapathy challenged Kerala's use of the first proviso in Section 38 of the Travancore‑Cochin Medical Practitioners' Act, 1953, which allowed the State to exempt certain persons from the registration requirements for practising modern (allopathic) medicine. The State had issued notifications (May 4 1977, Sept…

The Director of Health Services issued a public notice stating that under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970, Ayurved Ratna and Vaid Visharad degrees awarded by Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Prayag were recognised only up to 1967, and that holders of such degrees obtained after that year could not be registered or …

The Kerala Ayurveda Paramparya Vaidya Forum, an association of traditional practitioners of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani, challenged the Travancore‑Cochin Medical Practitioners Act, 1953 which barred them from practising unless they were registered under the Act. The Forum argued that they had long‑standing custom, inher…

Dr. C. Girijambal, a holder of a Diploma in Ayurvedic Medicine (D.A.M.), was initially appointed as a Medical Officer in a Zilla Parishad dispensary on a lower pay scale despite the advertisement indicating a higher scale for candidates with G.C.I.M. or L.I.M. qualifications. The High Court had earlier held that she wa…

The Supreme Court examined whether Rule 2(ee)(iii) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, which defines "registered medical practitioner", exceeded the legislative competence of the Central Government under the Indian Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and whether state notifications declaring Vaids/Hakims as practitioner…

The Department of AYUSH refused permission to several Indian‑medicine colleges to admit students for the 2011‑12 academic year, citing deficiencies in infrastructure and teaching staff. The colleges challenged the refusal in the High Court, which dismissed their petitions, leading to Special Leave Petitions before the …

The Supreme Court examined whether the Graduate of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (GAMS) degree awarded by the Bihar State Faculty under the Bihar Development of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine Act, 1951 remains a recognized qualification in view of the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970, the Bihar Indig…

The Supreme Court examined whether holders of the "Vaidya Visharad" or "Ayurved Ratna" certificates issued by the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag after 1967 could practice medicine under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970, and whether the cut‑off date of 1967 in Entry 105 of the Act’s Second Schedule was arbi…