NCDRC upholds order of Rs 20 lakh compensation on hospital, doctors for deficiency in service Roshni Dhar10 Dec 2023 10:28 AM ISTThe National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently upheld the order of Maharashtra State Commission, which had directed a private...
MCI punishments cannot be an indicator to decide any faults: Delhi HC Roshni Dhar5 Dec 2023 3:47 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court has recently observed that the MCI (now National Medical Commission- NMC) award of punishment cannot be an indicator to decide...
18 ICU patient deaths due to lack of oxygen: Hospital held guilty of administrative negligence Roshni Dhar3 Dec 2023 4:23 PM ISTMore than seven years after 18 ICU patients of MIOT Hospital died due to lack of oxygen, the Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission...
Cannot infringe Apollo's trademark: Bihar doctor tries to run 'New Appolo Hospital', pulled up by HC Roshni Dhar29 Nov 2023 4:07 PM ISTThe Madras High Court bench recently observed that the trademark "Apollo" was a well-known trademark in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector and...
Medical practitioner performing Two Finger Test will be guilty of misconduct Roshni Dhar27 Nov 2023 1:04 PM ISTReiterating the fact that the Supreme Court has banned the Two-Finger Test, the Madras High Court has recently stated that the medical practitioners...
Quarantine period during COVID duty part of medical students' bond service: Madras HC Roshni Dhar2 Nov 2023 2:50 PM ISTIn a significant ruling, the Madras High Court has observed that the quarantine period for postgraduate medical students engaged in Covid duty will be...
Post-surgery complications lead to organ loss: Commission relief to doctors on medical negligence charges Roshni Dhar31 Oct 2023 4:04 PM ISTEmphasizing the limited scope of revisional jurisdiction and finding no jurisdictional errors in their decisions, the National Consumer Disputes...
SC relief to Nagpur Hospital, ICU In-Charge, Radiologist, ENT Surgeon Roshni Dhar28 Oct 2023 4:04 PM ISTNoting that just because a doctor opts for a particular line of treatment but does not achieve the desired result, they cannot be held liable for...
Bladder injury caused by Suprapubic Catheterization done by Junior Resident: Hospital, Surgeon slapped compensation Roshni Dhar25 Oct 2023 5:16 PM ISTThe National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has upheld the decision of District Forum holding a Ludhiana Hospital vicariously liable...
Loss of eyesight loss after premature delivery: NCDRC exonerates Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, 2 doctors Roshni Dhar18 Oct 2023 3:01 PM ISTThe National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently exonerated Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College and two of its doctors in the...
Kerala hospital, 2 gynaecologists directed to pay Rs 82 lakh compensation for gross medical negligence Isra Zaman17 Oct 2023 3:45 PM ISTThe Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SDRC) has directed a private hospital in Pathanamthitta and two gynaecologists to pay a...
SC seeks response from Centre, NMC over live surgery broadcast Roshni Dhar16 Oct 2023 1:14 PM IST A Delhi-based Ophthalmologist has moved the Supreme Court to highlight the legal and ethical issues posed by live surgery broadcast. The Apex...
