The Physiotherapists are entitled to use the prefix "Dr." & the title 'Doctor' exclusively belongs to medical professionals is a misconception- Hon. Kerala High Court. - Adv. ROHiT ERANDE ©
The Physiotherapists can very well use the title "Dr." & the title 'Doctor' exclusively belongs to medical professionals is a misconception - Hon. Kerala High Court. Case Details : WP(C) NO. 43518 OF 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Hon. JUSTICE V.G.ARUN Date of Decisions : 22 JANUARY 2026 . INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION KERALA STATE BRANCH & ors. V/s. UNION OF INDIA & ors. Factual matrix in short :. 1. ' What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet" - the William Shakespeare might have said 400 years back.. But quite often, as we see in the courts, the cases are filed for the sake of names. Very recently the issue ' What's in a name? was brought on the anvil of The Kerala High Court through various Writ petitions with single question, whether the Physiotherapists can use the prefix Dr. before their name ?...