27/08/2026
In a recent judgment, the Orissa High Court has held that a qualified Radiologist cannot be barred from conducting ultrasonography at two different clinics or medical establishments located in two different districts, especially when the doctor has been issued a 'no objection certificate' in this regard from his superior authorities in his permanent employment.
Referring to Rule 3(3) of the PC & PNDT Rules, the HC bench comprising Justice B.P. Routray observed, "There cannot be any hindrance in view of the provisions of the PC & PNDT Act and Rules to debar the medical practitioner from conducting ultrasonography in two clinics situating in two different districts and such an interpretation would be not in consonance with the object of the Act."