New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to Union Ministries of Law, Health and Ayush on a plea seeking a direction to declare AYUSH doctors as 'registered medical practitioners' under the law, like allopathic doctors.

A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi sought a response from the ministries while issuing notices.

The PIL filed by one Nitin Upadhyay sought a direction to constitute an expert committee to review and update the schedule of a 1954 law, aimed at controlling the advertisement of drugs in certain cases in accordance with present-day scientific developments.

It sought a direction to declare that AYUSH doctors are also covered under section 2(cc) of the Drugs and Mag...