Supreme Court of India · 2022-05-02
ARAVINTH R.A. vs THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2022/9898
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- ARAVINTH R.A.
- Respondent
- THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the validity of certain provisions of the National Medical Commission's regulations concerning foreign medical graduates and compulsory rotating medical internships. The appellant challenged these regulations as being ultra vires and violating constitutional rights under Articles 14, 19(1)(g), and 21. The court ultimately upheld the regulations, emphasizing the need for maintaining standards in medical education and practice in India.