Only Supreme court can relax medical admission deadlines, not High Courts: Madras HC Adity Saha18 Feb 2026 11:30 AM ISTChennai: Pointing out that high courts cannot relax medical admission timelines after the deadline expires but only supreme court has the...
Non-compete clauses against doctors 'unlawful': Madras HC Adity Saha18 Feb 2026 9:30 AM ISTChennai: Slamming the practice of imposing non-compete and non-solicitation clauses on doctors, the Madras High Court recently made strong...
HC junks Maheshwara medical college plea challenging NMC PG seat restriction Adity Saha16 Feb 2026 2:24 PM ISTHyderabad: Holding that issues related to infrastructure, faculty strength and clinical material fall within the domain of expert statutory...
Can medical negligence case against deceased doctor continue? Supreme Court to examine Adity Saha16 Feb 2026 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: While hearing a plea in a long-pending medical negligence case, the Supreme Court of India has decided to examine whether a consumer...
Punjab and Haryana HC dismisses orthopaedic surgeon's plea; no absolute right to appear in person Annapurna13 Feb 2026 4:58 PM ISTJind: A specialist orthopaedic surgeon’s attempt to personally argue his case before a trial court has led to a significant ruling from the Punjab and...
Supreme Court refuses to interfere in Nagaland central pool MBBS quota row Adity Saha13 Feb 2026 11:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: While hearing a plea about eligibility for central pool MBBS seats, the Supreme Court has refused to interfere with a Gauhati High...
Medical Colleges must not be profit-driven: Bombay HC upholds NMC's earlier Non-profit rule Adity Saha13 Feb 2026 9:30 AM ISTMumbai: Observing that medical colleges should not be built for profit-making motives and must remain aligned with public interest, the Bombay...
Kerala HC orders reimbursement of expenses for rare disease treated outside State Annapurna12 Feb 2026 3:12 PM ISTKochi: The Kerala High Court has ordered the State government to reimburse medical expenses incurred by a petitioner for the treatment of his...
Stipend counts as income! Delhi HC upholds CAT order, cancellation of AIIMS doctor's EWS appointment Adity Saha12 Feb 2026 1:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court has upheld the cancellation of the appointment of a senior resident doctor in the Ophthalmology department at...
Pension is a constitutional right: Calcutta HC Grants relief to doctor's widow Annapurna11 Feb 2026 5:04 PM ISTKolkata: The Calcutta High Court has held that pension is not a “bounty” or a “gratuitous payment”, but a statutory and constitutional right, while...
Supreme Court orders stipend to FMGs on par with Indian MBBS graduates Adity Saha11 Feb 2026 1:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has ordered the Jharkhand government and Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, to pay the pending...
Doctors exclusion from Consumer Protection Act- Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, NMC Adity Saha10 Feb 2026 5:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Taking up a plea seeking exclusion of doctors under the Consumer Protection Act, the Supreme Court of India today issued notices...
