IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH JULY 2008 / 17TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 19373 of 2008(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DR.NAINAN THOMAS, CHIRAKONATHU HOUSE-2, KALAVAYEL VELINALLOOR.P.O, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.S.RAJESH RESPONDENT: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY SECRETARY, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 19373 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 8th July, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioner's counsel is absent. 2. The petitioner seeks the following direction: “Issue permission to the petitioner to practice by using life saving or emergency medicine in accordance with the instruction given by Allopathy Doctor.” 3. Admittedly, the petitioner is a Homeopathic physician registered under the Travancore-Cochin Medical Practitioners Act, who is authorised to prescribe only homeopathic medicine. A homeopathic doctor cannot prescribe allopathic medicine. That being so, I cannot direct the respondent to permit the petitioner to prescribe allopathic medicine, even if it is under the instruction given by an allopathic doctor, notwithstanding the decision of the Bombay High Court referred to in the writ petition, which itself has not been produced before me. Therefore, I do not find any merit in the writ petition and accordingly the same is dismissed. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.