In April 2022, the high court had sought the Centre’s stand on adopting an “Indian holistic integrated” approach in the area of medical education and practice instead of the “colonial segregated way” of having different streams of of allopathy, ayurveda, yoga and homeopathy etc.
In April 2022, the high court had sought the Centre’s stand on adopting an “Indian holistic integrated” approach in the area of medical education and practice instead of the “colonial segregated way” of having different streams of of allopathy, ayurveda, yoga and homeopathy etc.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday made the Indian Medical Association (IMA), a body of practitioners of modern medicine, a party to the proceedings in a public interest litigation seeking introduction of a holistic healthcare system that includes yoga and a clutch of ancient prophylactic and curative treatment offered by ayurveda and unani medicine. A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan allowed an impleadment application by the IMA after the petitioner, lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, said he has no objections.
“Present application is allowed. Respondents, including the newly impleaded respondent, will file their replies,” the bench, also comprising Justice Manmeet PS Arora said.
In April 2022, the high court had sought the Centre’s stand on adopting an “Indian holistic integrated” approach in the area of medical education and practice instead of the “colonial segregated way” of having different streams of of allopathy, ayurveda, yoga and homeopathy etc.
Upadhyay, in his PIL, has said the adoption of a holistic approach in the medical field — which would be a combination of modern and traditional medicine at the level of education, training, practice, and policies and regulations — would secure the right to health guaranteed under Articles 21, 39(e), 41, 43, 47, 48(a), 51A of the the Constitution and improve the country’s doctor to population ratio as well as the health care sector.
The high court had last year asked a Niti Aayog Committee to expedite the process for formulating a policy for an integraed medical system.
It had made the Medico Legal Action Group and and yoga guru Ramdev‘s Patanjali Research Institute parties to the proceedings.
The matter would be heard next on May 13.
Source: Economic Times
