Supreme Court rejects review plea, says no exemption for doctors under CPA - Video

Upholding the doctors' liability under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, the Supreme Court bench recently dismissed a review petition filed against the previous order through which the Apex Court had refused to reconsider the 1995 judgment in the case of Indian Medical Association v. VP Shantha.

In the 1995 judgment, the top court bench had held that the doctors and medical professionals come within the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act, of 1986 (as re-enacted in 2019). In the judgment, the apex court ruled that services rendered by doctors and medical practitioners are covered under the Act if they are paid services.