The Supreme Court referred the issue of whether MBBS and AYUSH doctors can receive equal service conditions, including retirement age, to a larger bench, emphasizing that treatment of unequals as equals is impermissible, with Solicitor General Tushar Mehta representing the petitioner.
The Supreme Court fined an intervention applicant Rs.10,000 for attempting to join a case against Patanjali Ayurved with misleading claims. The applicant alleged a quack doctor’s role in their mother’s death, but the court dismissed the application, warning against manipulating the legal process. Patanjali faced criticism for misleading advertisements and offered an unconditional apology.
