K.v.Vishnu Vs Central Council of Indian Medicine — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

K.v.Vishnu Vs Central Council of Indian Medicine — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, who joined the B.A.M.S. course at the 4th respondent college in the academic year 2016-2017 (i.e., before the commencement of the 2016 Regulation), are governed by the 2012 Amended Regulation of the Indian Medical Council (Minimum Standards of Education in Indian Medicine) Regulation 1989, and whether respondents 3 and 4 must permit them to appear for the ensuing 2nd year arrear examinations in Dravayaguna Vijnan I and II and Rasashastra Evam I and II and declare their results. (Framed in the common prayer; not adjudicated, as the petitions were dismissed as infructuous.)

Ratio / Principle

The writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous, with no costs, and the connected writ miscellaneous petitions are closed; this follows the learned counsel for the petitioners' submission and endorsement in the court bundle that nothing survives for further consideration.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (C. Kumarappan, J.), 12.08.2025 — W.P.Nos.22741 and 22743 of 2021, K.V.Vishnu and R.B.Raghul v. (1) Central Council of Indian Medicine, (2) Ministry of AYUSH, (3) Controller of Examinations, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, (4) The Principal, Maria Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Kanniyakumari. Common writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India sought a declaration that the petitioners, who joined the B.A.M.S. course in academic year 2016-2017 (before commencement of the 2016 Regulation), are governed by the 2012 Amended Regulation of the Indian Medical Council (Minimum Standards of Education in Indian Medicine) Regulation 1989, and directions to respondents 3 and 4 to permit them to appear for the 2nd year arrear examinations in Dravayaguna Vijnan I and II and Rasashastra Evam I and II and declare their results. At hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that nothing survived for further consideration and made an endorsement in the court bundle to that effect. The court dismissed both writ petitions as infructuous, without costs, and closed the connected W.M.P.Nos.23962 and 23963 of 2021. No precedent was cited or engaged with; no substantive ruling was made on the regulation-governance question.

W.P.Nos.22741 and 22743 of 2021

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.08.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN

W.P.Nos.22741 and 22743 of 2021

and W.M.P.Nos.23962 and 23963 of 2021

K.V.Vishnu

... Petitioner (in W.P.No.22741/2021)

R.B.Raghul ... Petitioner (in W.P.No.22743/2021)

Vs.

1.Central Council of Indian Medicine, Rep by its Secretary, Office: 61-65, Institutional Area, Janakpuri, D-Block, New Delhi-110 058.

2.The Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), Government of India, Represented by its Secretary, 'B' Block, GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi-110 023.

3.The Controller of Examinations, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, No.69 Anna Salai Guindy Chennai 600 032.

4.The Principal,

Maria Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Thottavaram, Attoor, Thiruvattar Post Kanniyakumari District - 629177 ... Respondents (in both WPs)

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Common Prayer : Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Declaration, declaring that the Petitioners are governed under 2012 Amended Regulation of Indian Medical Council (Minimum Standards of Education in Indian Medicine) Regulation 1989 as the Petitioners joined in B.A.M.S Course in the 4^th respondent college in the academic year 2016-2017 i.e., before the commencement of 2016 Regulation and consequently direct respondents 3 and 4 to permit the Petitioners to appear for the ensuing 2^nd year arrear examinations in Dravayaguna Vijnan I and II and Rasashastra Evam I and II forthwith and declare the results of the Petitioners.

For Petitioners	: Mr.P.Ebenezer Paul (in both WPs)
For R1	: Mr.K.Vellayaraj for M/s.V.R.Raj Law Chambers (in both WPs)
For R2	: M/s.V.Sudha Standing Counsel (in both WPs)
For R3	: Mr.A.Mohamed Gouse Standing Counsel (in both WPs)

C O M M O N O R D E R

The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that nothing survives for further consideration in the present writ petition and he also made an endorsement in the court bundle to that effect.

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In view of the same, the present writ petitions are dismissed as

infructuous. No costs. Consequently, the connected writ miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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To

1.The Secretary, Central Council of Indian Medicine, Office: 61-65, Institutional Area, Janakpuri, D-Block, New Delhi-110 058.

2.The Secretary, Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), Government of India, 'B' Block, GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi-110 023.

3.The Controller of Examinations, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, No.69 Anna Salai Guindy Chennai 600 032.

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