DELHI HIGH COURT DISMISSED PIL TO INCLUDE AYURVEDA, YOGA IN AYUSHMAN BHARAT PMJAY SCHEME

The Delhi High Court in the case Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union T of India and Others observed and has dismissed the public interest litigation, PIL moved seeking inclusion of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy in Union Government's public health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, PM-JAY.

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The Division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora in the case observed and has rejected the petition filed by the BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay in default due to non-prosecution.

The court stated that even after the Passover, none is present for the petitioner. Dismissed in default.

The court in the case observed and has issued the notice in the matter in the month of November last year and seek response of the Union Ministries of AYUSH, Finance, Health and Family Welfare and Home Affairs as well as the Delhi Government.

However, when the said matter was called twice, no counsel appeared for either side.