EASTERN INDIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIONS (EIOA) vs UNION OF INDIA — W.P.(C) No. 518/2026

Case under Bar Council, Bar Associations, Advocates, Other Professional Bodies : Matters Relating to Other Professional Bodies, I.e., Doctors, Dentists, Chartered Accountants, Architects, Etc. Section I-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010080822026

Filing Date

07-Feb-2026

Registration No

W.P.(C) No. 518/2026

Diary Number

8082/2026

Order Date

10-Apr-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Delay Condoned and matter dismissed(including all pending Ias)

Last updated 11-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Bar Council, Bar Associations, Advocates, other professional bodies : Matters relating to other professional bodies, i.e., Doctors, Dentists, Chartered Accountants, Architects, etc. Section I-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.EASTERN INDIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIONS (EIOA)

    Adv. PURUSHOTTAM SHARMA TRIPATHI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Apr-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 10-Apr-2026

    Fresh

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi

  4. 07-Apr-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  5. 07-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. W.P.(C) No. 518/2026

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Supreme Court heard the writ petition by Eastern India Optometric Associations challenging the categorization under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021. The Court condoned the delay in refiling and disposed of the petition, directing petitioners to approach their respective jurisdictional High Courts or the Delhi High Court as appropriate, since the challenge involves central legislation. All pending applications were also disposed of. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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