Hyderabad, Jan. 24 -- The Telangana High Court has permitted the Endocrine Society of India, the nation's largest professional body of endocrinologists, to join a legal case initiated by Dr. M. Sivaranjani Santhosh against companies promoting unsafe energy drinks as oral rehydration solutions (ORS).

The bench, consisting of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice G. Radha Rani, has instructed various authorities-including those in food safety and health-to submit their responses by February 28.

Dr. Santhosh's public interest litigation (PIL) claims that private companies are misusing the term "ORS," which is recognized as an effective treatment for dehydration.

She highlighted that there is a World Health Organization (WHO)-approve...