#Indian Medical Council Act

Allahabad High Court rules that cognizance of offences under the repealed Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 is legally invalid after its replacement by the National Medical Commission Act, 2019. The court quashed proceedings initiated under the void legislation, reinforcing that prosecution under repealed statutes cannot sustain.

Punjab and Haryana High Court quashes criminal proceedings for framing charges under Section 15 of the Indian Medical Council Act, holding that cognizance requires a complaint, not an FIR.