SC Awards Rs 10 Lakh Compensation in Medical Negligence Case as Patient Develops Hoarseness in Voice After Trainee Administers Anaesthesia
LI Network LI Network Published on: February 20, 2024 at 14:20 IST The Supreme Court granted Rs. 10 lakhs in…
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Supreme Court Orders Doctor to Compensate Patient in Medical Negligence Case
LI Network Published on: January 31, 2024 at 16:22 IST The Supreme Court, provided relief to an 84-year-old…
Calcutta HC: WBCERC Lacks Authority Over Medical Negligence Cases
LI Network Published on: December 30, 2023 at 12:45 IST The Calcutta High Court has recently ruled that…
Kerala HC Denies Compensation to Woman Alleging Medical Negligence in Sterilization
LI Network Published on: November 30, 2023 at 15:30 IST The Kerala High Court has rejected the compensation…
Supreme Court Stresses Higher Threshold for Medical Negligence Accusations
LI Network Published on: October 28, 2023 at 11:52 IST The Supreme Court, in the context of a…
An Analysis of Medical Negligence under the Consumer Protection Act
By Arryan Mohanty Published on: 02 October, 2023 at 21:42 IST The adage “Health is Wealth” is antiquated.…
Supreme Court: Hospital Bears Burden of Proof in Cases of Evident Medical Negligence
LI Network Published on: 01 October 2023 at 12:15 IST The Supreme Court reaffirmed the application of the…
Consumer Court Fines Doctors and Nursing Home Rs 80 Lakh for Faulty Operation Resulting in Job Loss in Odisha
Published on: 13 July 2023 at 14:55 IST Two doctors and a private nursing home in Odisha’s Sambalpur…
J&K&L High Court: Only experts can certify Negligence on part of Doctor
Sanjeev Sirohi Published on: 27 December 2022 at 20:25 IST While leaving not even an iota of doubt,…
Madras HC: Delay to Shift Patient to Another Hospital for Proper Treatment Constitutes Negligence by Hospital
Priya Gour Published on: 2nd August, 2022 at 19:33 IST A compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs was ordered…
NCDRC Awards Compensation of Rs.30 Lakhs in a Medical Negligence Case
Shashwati Chowdhury Published on: June 22, 2022 at 17:14 IST The treating doctors failed in their duties to…
NCDRC: Doctors held Liable for Medical Negligence, Left Sponge in the Abdomen During LSCS Operation
Shashwati Chowdhury Published on: June 20, 2022 at 17:55 IST The National Commission’s Bench, comprised of Justice R.K.…
Allahabad High Court seeks reply on Dr Kafeel Khan’s Plea against Termination of Service
Shivani Gadhavi Published On: February 03, 2022 at 17:43 IST The Allahabad High Court instructed the Uttar Pradesh…
Karnataka Court Convicts Three Doctors for Medical Negligence
Mitali Palnitkar Published On: January 16, 2022 at 16:16 IST A Court in Bidar, Karnataka convicted three doctors…
SCDRC orders Apollo Hospitals to compensate relatives of patients who died after surgery
Alka Verma- Published On: November 05, 2021 at 13:13 IST Recently, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of…
Bombay HC: Doctors not responsible for Medical Negligence if Drugs not administered due to Unavailability
Deepali Kalia – Bombay High Court stated that doctors should not be held responsible for not administering COVID…
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE AND LIABILITIES
By Diksha Sharma- Introduction Being an Indian citizen constitution has guaranteed us many fundamental rights to protect public…
What is Medico-Legal work? What is the procedure to be followed?
Aashima Kakkar Despite popular belief that medical negligence cases against doctors and hospitals are increasing every year, it…
Bombay HC: Medical professionals can’t be sued unless there’s ‘gross’ negligence
Mahima The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently restated the principle laid down by the Supreme…
Hospital wrongly declared man dead, relatives make shocking discovery at Crematorium
Kashish Jain What has been termed a ‘goof-up’ by many, is a serious case of negligence on behalf…