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Maharashtra doctors call off strike after Bombay High Court intervention
Maharashtra doctors call off strike after Bombay High Court intervention
Maharashtra resident doctors and the Indian Medical Association withdrew their strike on Thursday after the Bombay High Court took suo motu cognisance of the disruption and directed doctors to resume work after…
The Story in Brief
Maharashtra resident doctors and the Indian Medical Association withdrew their strike on Thursday after the Bombay High Court took suo motu cognisance of the disruption and directed doctors to resume work after lunch. Routine hospital services, including OPDs, were expected to return to normal. The court also told the state to expedite its August 3 government resolution on registering homeopaths trained under the Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology.
The dispute concerns Maharashtra’s move to grant conditional Maharashtra Medical Council registration to BHMS graduates who complete the one-year course, allowing limited allopathic prescribing. The IMA says the course lacks approval from national regulators and that dual registration could confuse patients. The legal challenge remains pending. The IMA has warned of a nationwide strike if the state does not withdraw the move.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy claim that this is simply doctors protecting professional turf ignores real safety concerns about training, registration and accountability. But the opposite claim, that a short course automatically makes a homeopath equivalent to an MBBS doctor, is just as careless. Maharashtra needs a transparent list of permitted drugs, a clear regulator and public data on complaints and outcomes. The court’s final ruling, and the state’s proposed operating protocol, should settle more than protest slogans can.
Sources (4): timesnownews.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, indiatvnews.com, health.economictimes.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
