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An important aspect of physiotherapy professional autonomy is the ethical code of the profession. In Indian scenario, patient rely more on the Physiotherapist and ethical code is very important. So everyone should know about the professional ethics and legal aspects of physiotherapy. This was a survey study conducted on 100 Registered Qualified Physiotherapist from a State Council in Maharashtra district. Sampling technique was purposive sampling and study material was Self-structured Validated Questionnaire. The self-structured questionnaire which was evaluated and validated by five Physiotherapist expert who has the experience of 10 years. After the validation, the questionnaire form was distributed through link to the Maharashtra Physiotherapist. Confidentiality of all responses were assured. The result shows the knowledge of professional ethics and legal aspect of Physiotherapy among Physiotherapist in Maharashtra district and the maximum awareness about the Domain. And the study concluded that the knowledge about the Legal aspect is slightly greater than the Professional Ethics. And among the domain, Domain 3 (Infrastructural requirements of a clinic) has maximum awareness. Overall, we can say that the Ethical and Legal aspect knowledge is good among Physiotherapist in Maharashtra district.