In Brief
The Supreme Court disposed of multiple special leave petitions filed by an association of self-employed paramedical owners of private pathology laboratories in Gujarat challenging the Medical Council of India's position. The petitioners sought to allow paramedical staff to counter-sign laboratory reports. The Court upheld the Medical Council's regulatory stand that only registered medical practitioners with post-graduate qualifications in pathology are authorized to counter-sign laboratory reports, rejecting the petitioners' challenge to this professional qualification requirement.
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