Ayurveda docs, homeopaths can do surgery
HC Judge Contradicts Fellow Justice
A Subramani and Pushpa Narayan | TNN
Chennai: In a significant ruling, the Madras HC has said registered practitioners of siddha, ayurveda, homeopathy and unani can practise surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, anaesthesiology, ENT, ophthalmology, etc.
Justice F M Ibrahim Kalifulla, passing orders on a contempt plea filed by the TN Siddha Medical Graduates Association, also said penal action against practitioners who dabbled in allopathy should be “dropped forthwith”.
The ruling runs contrary to a recent order delivered by another judge on a petition by two unani practitioners who sought similar relief. This February, Justice K K Sasidharan had held that practitioners of Indian systems of medicine should not practise allopathy. The police could act against those who tried to practise allopathy without valid qualification.
While passing orders on Thursday, Justice Kalifulla took note of a June 29 circular of the government, which, citing section 17(3)B of the Indian Medicine Central Council Act 1970, said institutionally qualified practitioners of siddha, ayurveda, unani and homeopathy are eligible to practise the respective system with modern scientific medicine “including surgery and obstetrics and gynaecology, anaesthesiology, ENT, ophthalmology, etc. based on the training and teaching”.
However, in February, the director of medical and rural health services had told the court that unani practitioners prescribing allopathic drugs would amount to illegal practice and they are liable for legal action. The syllabi of unani and MBBS were not similar and that persons who did not have a valid MBBS qualification could not be registered in the Indian Medical Council Act register, he said.
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nice website about ayurveda.
yes they are able to do surgery
its really appriciating………..
it is excellent ruling where lot of ayush doctors practising in remote villages can save lives of poor patients by using modern medicine in emergencies……….
good initiative to allow Ayurveda and Unani doctors to perform surgery, if the answer is that they can do surgery and recorded when they do and improve their qualities and skills. When I first read this story at http://www.lawisgreek.com/court-judgment-unani-and-ayurveda-doctors-can-perform-surgery and think it will make a difference in the field of medicine