Rajasthan Pradesh V.S. Sardarshahar ... vs U.O.I. & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the eligibility of practitioners holding 'Vaidya Visharad' or 'Ayurved Ratna' degrees from Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Prayag under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970. It held that such qualifications, not listed in Schedule II of the Act, do not confer the right to practice medicine post-1.10.1976, as per Section 17 of the Act. The Court upheld the High Court's ruling that those acquiring qualifications after the cut-off date are ineligible to practice, affirming the constitutionality of the restrictions under Article 14 of the Constitution of India.