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Dr. S.M. Kantikar, Member.—The new National Health Policy (NHP) pitches AYUSH as a panacea for meeting the national health goals and objectives through integrative practices that plague the health problems in 1.3 billion people of our country. Philosophically divergent systems can be brought together which requires trust building between Allopaths and AYUSH practitioners for an understanding of strengths and weaknesses of each system, and an establishment of accountability mechanisms.

2. The Complainant, Km. Sukhdeep Kaur, a minor filed a Consumer Complaint before the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Sangrur (hereinafter referred to as the ‘District Forum’) through her father, Sh. Piara Singh, alleging medical negligence against the Opposite Parties / Petitioners for wrong diagnosis and wrong treatment which led to rashes on her body and became beyond control. It was further alleged that the Opposite Party No. 2 being a BAMS (Ayurveda Doctor) was not competent to prescribe allopathic medicines, which amounts to medical negligence.

3. The District Forum passed the Order dated 11.03.2010, directing the Petitioner No. 2 to pay an amount of Rs. 1 lakh along with intere