IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 110 of 2009 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 10/11/2008 in WP NO : 11018 OF 2001 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1 Dr Shaik Mohammed Aliuddin, S/o. Late Shaik Muslehuddin, R/o. 23-1.530, Kotle Ali Jah, Hyderabad. 2 Dr Syed Naimathullah Quadri, S/o. Dr Syed Qudrathullah Quadri, R/o. 22-6-785/1, Panje Shah, Hyderabad. 3 Dr.Mohd Qudrathullah Khan, S/o. Late Mehmood Khan, R/o. 2.4.559/1, Khillwat, Hyderabad. 4 Dr.Mohd.Tayyab Hussain, S/o. Late Mohd.Altaf Hussain, R/o. 22-3-947 E/2, Purani Haveli, Hyderabad. 5 Dr.Abdul Razzak, S/o.Abdul Rehman, R/o. 20.6.556/1, Rooplal Bazar, Syed Ali Chabutra, Hyderabad. ..... APPELLANTS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by the Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, Health, Medical & Family Welfare [L] Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Central Council of India Medicine, Rep. by its President, Institutional Area, Janakpuri, New Delhi. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellants: SRI C.NARENDER Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 110 of 2009 JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) The present writ appeal is filed by the appellants-writ petitioners against order, dated 10.11.2008 in WP No.11018 of 2001. The appellants filed the above writ petition questioning the circular No.8914/L2/97-1, dated 17.3.1997, whereby the Government of A.P. informed that medical practitioners in Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Unani etc should confirm their practice only to the system of medicine in which they are registered and should not practice and prescribe drugs in allopathic medicine or any other system of medicine. The learned Single Judge having observed that the impugned circular is in accordance with the law laid down by the Apex Court, dismissed the writ petition. Heard the learned Counsel and perused the material available on record. On a perusal of the ratio laid down by the Apex Court in Poonam Verma Vs. Ashwin Patel and others[1] and Mukhtiar Chand Vs. State of Punjab[2], it is obvious that the circular in question is in accordance with the law laid down by the Apex Court and the matter in question is squarely covered by the law laid down by the Apex Court in the above two decisions. Therefore, We feel that the order of the learned Single Judge does not suffer from any illegality or irregularity. Under the above circumstances, the writ appeal is dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari ______________________________ Justice C.V. Nargarjuna Reddy Dated: 5.2.2009 Nn. THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO :110 of 2009 (Judgment delivered by the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) 5th February, 2009 1 [1] AIR 1996 SC 2111 [2] AIR 1999 SC 468