Doctors’ Plea Against Physiotherapists Rejected; Use of ‘Dr’ Prefix Allowed: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by doctors’ associations and individual medical practitioners challenging the professional status granted to physiotherapists and occupational therapists under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021. The Court upheld the right of these professionals to function independently within their prescribed domain and refused to interfere with a central law enacted by Parliament. Bench And Delivery Of…