Can doctors be allowed to put professional logos, stickers on vehicles? HC asks NMC, state medical council
Madras High Court
Chennai: Granting interim relief, the Madras High Court has directed the police not to take any action against the doctors for displaying their professional logo or stickers on private vehicles. Further, the HC bench has impleaded the National Medical Commission (NMC) in the matter and asked why the NMC should not provide authorised vehicle stickers to medical practitioners. The Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC) has also been impleaded by the Court in this connection.
The HC bench of Justice PB Balaji was considering a plea filed by the Doctors Welfare Association. In their plea before the High Court, the association sought an exemption from the police action on doctors for putting stickers on their vehicles.
As per the latest media report by the Times of India, the plea filed before the HC stated that the doctors do not misuse the stickers. It also highlighted that doctors have a hard time while travelling to travel emergency cases without the stickers on the vehicles, since the practice of unauthorised stickers on the vehicles has been barred by the Tamil Nadu Police.
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