REKHA PALLI
VANITHA R – Appellant
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MINISTRY OF AYUSH – Respondent
REKHA PALLI, J.
1. Vide the present petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner, a practitioner of Ayurvedic Medicine, is seeking quashing of letter dated 08.03.2018 issued by Respondent No.1 (hereinafter referred to as the “Impugned Letter”), whereby it has been held that her tenure as President of Respondent No. 2/Central Council of Indian Medicine (hereinafter referred to as “CCIM”) had expired on 04.07.2017 and, therefore, she was required to immediately vacate the said office. The Petitioner also challenges the other letters issued and actions taken on 09.03.2018, as a consequence of the Impugned Letter, particularly the notice dated 09.03.2018 issued by Respondent No.2, whereby fresh elections to the post of President have been scheduled for 23.03.2018.
2. The facts, as relevant for adjudicating the present petition, are that one Dr. Ved Prakash Tyagi had been elected as the President of Respondent No. 2 and remained its President till 27.08.2016. Since Dr. V.P. Tyagi was defeated in the CCIM elections in 2016 and had, therefore, ceased to be a member of the Respondent No. 2, the Supreme Court, vide its order dated 22.08.2016, dire
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