Courts cannot recommend homoeopathic medicines for treatment of COVID-19 infection against medical protocols and guidelines framed by expert body like Indian Council of Medical Research.

The petitioners were seeking for issuance of a writ of Mandamus to Govt. of India for including the Homoeopathic medicines for treatment of the COVID-19 infections. The expert bodies like Indian Council of Medical Research have expertise in medical research and they are the best judge to decide and to accord the approval in respect of medical protocol to be followed during a pandemic. It was not for the Courts to comment upon the medical protocols and guidelines framed on subject which were, in fact, issued only after great and thorough research on the subject. The Delhi High Court refused to notify Homoeopathic medicines to prevent COVID-19 infections.

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