By - Nivedita Tiwari* The Petitioner Nayadhar Padhilal, had filed a writ petition before the High Court of Orissa. He is an engineer by profession and belongs to the Bathudi Tribal Adivasi community. He contended that Kaai (Kutuki) Chutney (paste) which is prepared by using red ants, mixed with green chilly is a potent medicine that can boost the immunity system and it can prevent the infection of COVID-19. When his representations to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) were not considered, the petitioner filed a writ petition, which was disposed of by the order of the Orissa High Court with a direction to CSIR, and ICMR to decide on his representation. Also Read - Economic criterion cannot be the sole criterion for identifying creamy layer: Supreme Court quashes Haryana Govt. notification The Ministry of Ayush, Government of India as well as the CSIR had taken consideration of the same. The C...
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