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Dr.P.Shankar v. The Inspector Of Police,

2015-02-23Honourable Mr Justice C. T. Selvam2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.02.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM Crl.O.P.(MD)No.1692 of 2015 Dr.P.Shankar ... Petitioner Vs.

The State, represented by the Inspector of Police, Vaiyampatty Police Station, Trichy District.

... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure directing the respondent or his men or agents not to harass the petitioner without due process of law. For Petitioner : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar For Respondent : Mr.K.V.Rajarajan Government Advocate (Crl.side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition is filled for a direction to the respondent not to harass the petitioner without due process of law.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side).

3. The petitioner who is a Member of the Private Medical Practitioners Association of India informs that pursuant to the general crackdown of quacks, the petitioner, who has 10 years experience in Alopathic system of medicine is being harassed by the respondent.

4. The petitioner's right to practice Alopathic system of medicine is recognized in the Communication of the Director General of Police in Rc.No.147472/Cr.IV (2)/2010 dated 19.06.2010 and the orders of this Court in Cont.P.No.775 of 2010 dated 23.07.2010. Again the right of the members of the Private Medical Practitioners Association to so practice has been upheld by orders of this Court in a batch of writ petitions in W.P.Nos.7402 and batch dated 15th June 2010. Accordingly, the respondent is directed not to harass the petitioner.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (T&P) /True Copy/ https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Sub- Assistant Registrar

To

1. The Inspector of Police, Vaiyampatty Police Station, Trichy District.

2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+1cc to Mr.T.Lenin Kumar, Advocate, SR.No.8607 akv sm:27.02.2015:2P/4C Crl.O.P.(MD)No.1692 of 2015 23.02.2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/