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1. The Appellant filed his RTI application dt.3.6.08 with the CPIO, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare enclosing various correspondence between himself, one Dr. N. Kalyanasuderam and his advocate . The gist of the communication is whether one Dr. T.K. Narayanan has the qualifications/standards to practice acupuncture or not. The CPIO replied on 9.7.08 stating that in so far as the Central Govt. is concerned, the status of practice in Acupuncture Therapy has already been indicated in the M/o Health & Family Welfare letter No.R.14015/25/96-U&H(R) (PT.) dt.25.11.03 and there is no change in the status as on date. He also added that it is observed from the copies of correspondence exchanged with Govt. of Tamil Nadu that the Director of Medical & Rural Health Services, Chennai has already replied on various points. He also requested the Appellant to raise specific queries, if any, in view of above referred position. The Appellant filed an appeal dt.13.8.08 with the Appellate Authority stating that letters 9.1.04 and 25.3.04 given by the Deputy High Commissioner, Sri Lanka about the qualifications acquired by Dr. T.K. Narayanan, which says that Open University of Sri Lanka does not award this Degree . The Appellate Authority replied on 12.9.08 providing information against the gist of all the documents (as given below) enclosed by the Appellant:

i. What is the minimum qualification/standard for practicing acupuncture?
ii. Whether Dr. T.K. Narayanan can practice acupuncture iii. Whether practice of acupuncture is forbidden by law in Tamil Nadu iv. Whether it is regulated by any statutory body or any other law in Tamil Nadu v. Is there a need for an acupuncturist to get himself registered under IMC or TNMC to practice acupuncture in Tamil Nadu vi. That the police had formed a team to nab a quack who has rendered bad treatment , but the quack has absconded vii. That a case was filed in the High Court at Madras by T.K. Narayanan seeking a writ of mandamus restraining the police from interfering in his peaceful practice of alternate system of medicine viii. That the Open university of Sri Lanka does not award the degree named in letter of E R Narayanan, Advocate ix. That the Open International University, Colombo, is not an accredited Institution by the University Grants Commission x. Letter from Advocate of the Appellant saying that he has never claimed that he is an MBBS Doctor or has practiced allopathic medicine or had given injections. He is a bonafide acupuncturist.