State of Rajasthan vs Anisur Rahman 2025 INSC 1251 - Service Law - Parity - MBBS Doctors & Indigenous Systems Of Medicine
Service Law - Whether the MBBS doctors and doctors practicing indigenous systems of medicine can be treated equally, for the purpose of service conditions- Referred to Larger Bench. (Para 9) [SC Bench observed that it is the MBBS doctors, the allopathy practitioners, who are dealing with critical care, immediate life saving measures, invasive procedures including surgeries and even postmortem; none of which can be carried out by any of the practitioners of indigenous systems of medicine. Also noted that, the dearth of medical practitioners as occurring in allopathy does not exist in the indigenous systems of medicine especially when critical life-saving therapeutic, interventional and surgical care is not carried out by the practitioners of indigenous systems of medicine. ]
Service Law - Parity - The claim for parity will have to be decided finally looking at the qualification acquired, the treatment practices, the functions, work and duties and so on. (Para 8)
Case Info
- -Case name: State of Rajasthan and Ors. v. Anisur Rahman.
- Neutral citation: Not provided in the order; marked “Non-Reportable.”
- Coram: CJI B. R. Gavai and J. K. Vinod Chandran.
- Judgment date: October 17, 2025, New Delhi.
- Proceeding type: Cluster of Special Leave Petitions under Civil Appellate Jurisdiction.
Caselaws and citations relied on
- New Delhi Municipal Council v. Dr. Ram Naresh Sharma & Ors. — (2021) 17 SCC 642.Discussed parity in retirement age between CHS GDMOs and AYUSH doctors based on Union Cabinet decision.
- State of Gujarat & Ors. v. Dr. P.A. Bhatt & Ors. — 2023 SCC OnLine SC 503.Distinguished Ram Naresh Sharma; upheld classification based on qualifications; denied equal pay parity to AYUSH vis‑à‑vis MBBS.
- Dr. Solamon A. v. State of Kerala & Ors. — Special Leave Petition (C) No. 3946 of 2023.Followed Bhatt; held AYUSH doctors cannot claim parity with medical doctors.
- Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences & Anr. v. Bikartan Das & Ors. — 2023 SCC OnLine 996.Held superannuation governed by statutory rules; AYUSH retirement enhancement inapplicable to autonomous bodies.
Statutes and legal principles referred
- Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India: Used to assess reasonable classification and equality in service conditions.
