Age estimation is an important aspect of Identification of a person under question in medicolegal matters. Unknown, unclaimed, skeletal remains, needs to be identify for fixing identity of person. Age estimation is a medicolegal issue, especially in matters related to Juvenile Justice Act, Protection of Child from Sexual Offences Act, Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, Sexual Assault cases, Rape, Medicolegal Importance of Age, Consent, etc. in Indian contest.

Ossification Test is one of the most important step in age estimation and this part of age estimation exercise in medicolegal matters. Practice of age estimation not uniform throughout India, vary from state to state. There is need for ‘One Nation One Medicolegal Protocol/SOP’ throughout India for better administration of Criminal Justice System in India, especially after ambitious ‘One District One Medical College’in India, with huge infrastructure available in most of the district including department of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Medicine Faculty.

Recently, various high courts issued directions contrary to expertise needed in medicolegal matters, especially related to age estimation, sexual assault, MTP, Medical Negligence, etc. where Expert Knowledge of Forensic Medicine Expert appeared to be underutilized, due to lack of expert opinion submitted before the court by authorities due to lack of knowledge on their part and/or not involving concerned expert of Forensic Medicine specialty. Is it right time for India to debate and recognize under-utilization of Forensic Medicine Expertise in medicolegal cases including Autopsy/Post Mortem Examination.

National Medical Commission regulating medical education including post graduate medical education throughout India and uniformity is one of the main objective, prescribed syllabus for Post Graduate of each specialty including Forensic Medicine and Toxicology.