HC stays notification allowing homoeopathic docs to practise

modern medicineMumbai, Dec 21 (PTI) The Bombay High Court today stayedthe Maharashtra Medical Education and Drugs department'snotification that al...
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modern medicineMumbai, Dec 21 (PTI) The Bombay High Court today stayedthe Maharashtra Medical Education and Drugs department'snotification that allowed homoeopathic doctors to practisemodern medicine.

This notification issued on September 27, 2017, waschallenged by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) throughtheir lawyer S U Kamdar.

A bench of Justice Shantanu Kemkar and Justice RajeshKetkar stayed the notification.

They raised concerns about the risk to the patient'slife in such a case.

According to the notification, doctors who obtainedthe Licentiate of the Court of Examiners of Homeopathy (LCEH)degree from 1951-1982, and registered with the MaharashtraMedical Council (MMC) were allowed to practise modern,allopathic medicine.

The IMA had challenged the notification pointing out thatthe Indian Medical Council did not recognise such homeopathydegrees. PTI AYA NRBKJ.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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