Ayurvedic Doctors Move Court for Permission to Prescribe Allopathy in Gujarat

Practising ayurvedic doctors in Gujarat have approached the Gujarat High Court seeking permission to prescribe allopathic medicines if they have formally studied them during training. The plea, filed by the All Gujarat Ayurved Medical Association, argues that despite integrated medical education, authorities have long denied such rights. The petition cites a 2018 Supreme Court order that protected practitioners trained in integrated systems, where both ayurvedic and allopathic components were part of recognised courses.

The court has admitted the petition and sought responses from the state government, Gujarat Board of Ayurved and Unani System of Medicine, Gujarat Ayurved University, and the National Commission of Indian System of Medicine. It will be heard alongside a similar 2006 case challenging restrictions on non-MBBS practitioners practising allopathy. Meanwhile, the Gujarat Medical Council has opposed the plea. The court has directed all parties to file replies within a week, with further hearings scheduled soon.