Introduction
The Himalayas are not just the loftiest and longest mountain range in the world; they are a treasure of medicinal plants. The ranges of the Himalayan system are grouped into two major divisions, the Cis-Himalayan and the Trans-Himalayan. The Cis-Himalayan ranges lie south of the Great Himalayan ranges. The Trans-Himalayan ranges lie to the north of the Great Himalayas. In the Western Himalaya, drastic climatic conditions have necessitated the use of indigenous traditional medical system. In Kashmir there has been a good impact of Unani system of traditional medicine. Lawrence (1967), a British settlement commissioner, in his book on the valley of Kashmir wrote, “When I have made inquiries as to various herbs which I have seen in the valley and on hill sides, I am always told that they are hot and good for cold humours, cold and good for hot humours, dry and beneficial to damp humours, damp and beneficial to dry humours.” He listed the herbs used by hakims in indigen
Apart from being bad in law, the UP ordinance law is regressively patriarchal in nature
Since the promulgation of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance 2020 by the Governor of the State – in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the grundnorm of the land – the moral as well as constitutional validity of it has been a huge matter of debate. No sooner was it enacted than it kicked up a storm across the legal realm. Although anti-conversion laws of such nature already exist in several other states, the UP law is a draconian one of its own kind.