Supreme Court of India
Dr. Mukhtiar Chand and Ors. Etc. v. The State of Punjab and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In the result, civil appeals, special leave petitions and writ petitions are accordingly disposed of.
Judgment, page 27
From the headnote
Indian Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 : Ss. 33(/) and 2(e), 18, 6 and 12-Rule making power-Scope of-Rule 2(ee) (iii) defining "Medical Practitioner "-Whether· beyond legislative competence of rule making authority and invalid-Held, No, Sec. 33 of the Act confers wide power on Central Government to make rules-Rule 2 (ee) (iii) was well within the scope of said power-Thus, does not suffer from want of legislative competence and valid Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945: Rule 2(ee) (iii)-Defining "Medical Practitioner"-Constitutional validity of-Held; intra vires the constitution-Constitution of
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- 2018 Kerala Ayurveda Paramparya Vaidya Forum v. State of Kerala and Others
- 2023 Baharul Islam & Ors. v. Indian Medical Association and Ors.
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