Ayurvedic Enlisted Doctor'S ... vs State Of Maharashtra & Anr

The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's dismissal of writ petitions filed by practitioners holding degrees or diplomas not recognized under the Indian Medical Central Council Act, 1970. The Court clarified that while practitioners of Electropathy or Homeo-Electropathy may practice without registration, they cannot claim to be medical practitioners or use titles such as 'Dr.' The judgment emphasized the importance of recognized qualifications for medical practice as per Sections 17 and 21 of the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 and the Bihar Development of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine Act, 1951.