Health Bulletin 08/ January/ 2024

Observing that judicial restraint is paramount at the stage of cognizance in medico-legal cases, the Jodhpur bench of Rajasthan High Court recently opined that in cases concerning doctors/hospital administration involving allegations of forging pathological reports, meticulous judicial scrutiny was required before taking cognizance, especially when the doctor had not refuted the authenticity of the signatures.

With this, the Court exonerated a group of doctors who were charged with forging pathological reports. Four doctors filed pleas before the HC bench after the Trial Court as well as the revision court took cognizance of the offences for cheating and forgery against them based on a complaint filed by the complainant.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the Phase II Seat Allotment for the National Eligibility-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2024 Counselling after taking note of the changes made in the rules in between the counselling process. Further, the HC bench comprising Justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Anuradha Shuka has also issued directions to the Department of Public Health and Medical Education, Bhopal to reopen the portal so that the candidates, who have become eligible to participate in the counselling process due to the reduction in the NEET-PG cut-off percentile can register for the counselling.

"In the facts and circumstances of the case, as an interim measure, respondents No.2 and 3 are directed to open the portal for registration of the candidature of the petitioners provisionally subject to final outcome of this petition," ordered the Court.

A tragic incident unfolded in Bhano-Langa village in Punjab's Kapurthala district where a 62-year-old doctor lost his life after being shot by a bullet from his own licensed double-barrelled shotgun during a confrontation with thieves who were trying to rob his clinic.

In addition to the doctor being fatally and tragically killed, one of the robbers also lost his life when an unidentified speeding vehicle struck him as he attempted to escape the scene after getting caught in the act.

The Karnataka Medical Council has received a formal complaint against a Consultant Urologist at Yenepoya Hospital, Mangaluru for alleged unethical conduct.

Writing to the State Medical Council, the complainant alleged that the concerned Urologist Dr. Pandit extended the hospitalisation of Anil Lobo, Chairman of MCC Bank, for an unusually long period under questionable circumstances, News Karnataka has reported.