Only NMC has power to punish doctors for misconduct, not even courts: SC

Holding that a doctor's license cannot be suspended as a penalty in contempt proceedings, the Supreme Court bench on Friday observed that the power to punish a registered medical practitioner for “misconduct” rests exclusively with the National Medical Commission.

"A medical practitioner guilty of contempt of Court may also be so for professional misconduct but the same would depend on the gravity/nature of the contemptuous conduct of the person in question. They are, however, offences separate and distinct from each other. The former is regulated by the Contempt of Court Act, 1971 and the latter is under the jurisdiction of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019," clarified the Apex Court bench.

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Only NMC Has The Power To Punish Doctors For Misconduct, Not Even Courts: SC