Hon’ble Supreme Court has ruled in Mukhtiar Chand Vs. Power to practice a system of medicine flows from the Central Acts under which one has acquired a qualification and the central or state register where one is registered in. Such notification needs to be withdrawn by the Govt. Such notifications are altogether faulty in the eyes of Law. have issued notifications under Drugs and Cosmetics Act/Rules in such vague words so as to appear that practice of Modern Medicine by practitioners of Indian Medicine has been permitted. Second subterfuge adopted by practitioners of Indian Medicine is that provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act/Rules 1945 allow them to practice Modern Medicine. Obviously, their ulterior motives appear to be questionable. Hence, the modern advances mentioned in Section 2(e) of the Act of 1970 cannot be interpreted to mean allopathic Medicine.” Though CCIM has been requested to cancel their notification, they have not done it so far on the ground that they are seeking legal advice. The learned judge has placed reliance upon Supreme Court order in Mukhtiar Chand Vs. Hon’ble High Court of Kerala vide its order dated in Writ No.1260/2006 reaffirmed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Special Leave to appeal (C) Nos.CC.6116/2007 has ruled that the word “modern advances” contained in Section 2(e) of Act 1970 would be referable to modern advances made in respective fields of Ayurveda, Sidha and Unani. However, CCIM has used a clause “modern advances” in Section 2(e) of CCIM Act 1970 to interpret that BAMS/BUMS are entitled to practice Modern Medicine and CCIM have issued a notification/declaration accordingly. Register practitioner of Homeopathic MedicineĮven a cursory scrutiny of the chart above, it will be apparent that the Central Medical Acts have laid down separate area of practice for each system of medicine. Registered Practitioner of Indian Medicine Indian Medicine (Ayurveda, Sidha, Unani & Tibb) Register Practitioners & Homeopathic Medicine ![]() Register practitioners of Indian Medicine which lay down distinct area of practice of each system of medicine as under:Ĭentral Council of Indian Medicine Act 1970Ĭentral Council of Homeopathic Medicine Act 1973 and court orders.Īct & Rules has been framed by Central Govt. The confusion has been compounded due to various contradictory Govt. There is acute lack of awareness amongst State Governments, the legislature(s), judiciary and even doctors themselves regarding threat to nation’s health from quackery and about non-entitlement of practitioners of Indian Medicine who are practicing Modern Medicine. Practitioners of so called integrated Medicine, Alternative System of Medicine, electro-homeopathy, indo-allopathy etc. ![]() Practitioners of Indian Medicine (Ayurvedic, Sidha, Tibb, Unani), Homeopathy, Naturopathy, commonly called Ayush, who are not qualified to practice Modern Medicine (Allopathy) but are practicing Modern Medicine.Quacks with no qualification whatsoever. ![]() Quacks can be divided amongst three basic categories as under : ![]() Therefore, there is a greater need to act against quacks wherever any of us come across them. The health of the gullible people including poor, critically ill, women and children are at stake. It is estimated that about 10 lakh quacks are practicing allopathic medicine, out of which 4 lakh belong to practitioners of Indian Medicine (Ayurvedic, Sidha, Tibb and Unani). It has been reported that number of quacks are increasing in India, both in urban and rural areas. This is the tip of the iceberg as most cases of malpractice go unreported. We read/view in print and electronic media about many cases of patients who have suffered major health setback or even died due to receiving allopathic treatment from unqualified quacks. This ready reckoner of provision of Acts and rules and court orders will allow you to decipher whether one is a quack and what actions are required to be taken against him. The purpose of this compendium of court orders and various rules and regulations is to acquaint doctors regarding specific provisions and orders barring quackery by unqualified people, practitioners of Indian & Integrated Medicine to practice Modern Medicine. IF OUR ESTEEMED MEMBERS FEEL THAT ANY JUDGEMENT/ ORDER / NOTICE BY ANY COURT OF LAW / DEPARTMENT / MINISTRY ON QUACKERY IS MISSED BY US BUT NEEDS TO BE INCORPORATED HERE, THEY ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE US AT IMA HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS OR EMAIL /
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