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Maharashtra IMA Ends Strike After Bombay High Court Intervention
The Indian Medical Association withdrew its Maharashtra strike on Thursday after the Bombay High Court took suo motu cognisance and ordered doctors to resume work. The court warned that hospital patients must…
The Story in Brief
The Indian Medical Association withdrew its Maharashtra strike on Thursday after the Bombay High Court took suo motu cognisance and ordered doctors to resume work. The court warned that hospital patients must not suffer and directed the state to implement its August 3 government resolution while holding consultations. Routine hospital services were expected to restart the next day, according to The Times of India.
The protest opposed conditional Maharashtra Medical Council registration for BHMS graduates who complete the one-year Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology, allowing limited allopathic prescribing. Doctors argue the course cannot match MBBS training and say the legal provision is under challenge. The state cites doctor shortages and says the law permits restricted practice. Registrations have been temporarily halted, Times Now reports.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy “mixopathy versus science” framing misses the practical dispute. Doctors’ patient-safety concerns and the state’s shortage argument both need evidence, not slogans. A short course cannot automatically establish competence across emergencies, but blocking trained practitioners may also hurt underserved areas. The court’s next test should be clear: publish the proposed standard operating procedure, define the drug list and report patient outcomes before expanding registrations.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
