Bare signature on pre-printed form without risk disclosure not valid informed consent: Consumer court slaps Rs 7 lakh compensation on eye surgeon Barsha Misra7 Jun 2026 11:00 AM ISTMumbai: Holding an ophthalmic surgeon liable for deficiency in service for the failure in obtaining valid informed consent before performing...
Denied AIIMS MD Pharmacology admission as documents were with another medical college, Doctor gets Delhi HC relief Barsha Misra7 Jun 2026 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Observing that a meritorious student should not suffer due to systemic and administrative deficiencies operating within the admission...
Doctors declining NPA cannot later seek pay parity with juniors who opted for it: Rajasthan HC Barsha Misra6 Jun 2026 4:45 PM ISTJaipur: In a recent ruling, the Rajasthan High Court specified that doctors who voluntarily declined Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) cannot later...
7 medical colleges not paying stipend to MBBS interns, residents- NMC tells Supreme Court, penalty proceedings initiated Barsha Misra5 Jun 2026 3:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: The issue of non-payment of stipend to medical students exists only in 7 out of 756 medical colleges, the National Medical...
Consumer court holds Bihar's hospital guilty in medical negligence case, slaps Rs 33.2 lakh compensation Barsha Misra3 Jun 2026 6:02 PM ISTDarbhanga: Holding a Darbhanga-based hospital guilty of medical negligence leading to the untimely death of a patient, the District Consumer...
SC relief to Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, admissions allowed for 150 MBBS, 49 PG seats Barsha Misra2 Jun 2026 4:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Granting major relief, the Supreme Court recently allowed the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR) to...
BDS student death case: 'Medical Colleges are cruelly treating students', says Kerala HC, calls for committee to recommend measures Barsha Misra2 Jun 2026 12:32 PM ISTErnakulam: The Kerala High Court recently orally remarked that students were being treated cruelly in medical colleges in the State, noting that...
No CBT for NEET 2026 re-exam: Supreme Court refuses plea to change test format Adity Saha1 Jun 2026 3:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Refusing to accept the plea seeking a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode for the NEET UG 2026 re-test on June 21 instead of its existing...
Cannot avail 2 privileges at the same time: Odisha HC junks MBBS aspirant's plea seeking admission under state govt school quota Adity Saha31 May 2026 2:00 PM ISTCuttack: The Orissa High Court has dismissed a NEET UG aspirant's plea, who was denied MBBS admission under the State Government School (SGS)...
State cannot arbitrarily halt recruitment- SC orders appointment of eligible Himachal medical officers Barsha Misra31 May 2026 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court recently granted relief to candidates for the posts of Medical Officers in Himachal Pradesh in the 2021 recruitment...
Major reforms introduced after NEET 2026 leak row- NTA files affidavit, Supreme Court stresses fixing accountability Adity Saha29 May 2026 3:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid the NEET UG 2026 paper leak controversy and the subsequent cancellation of the examination, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has...
SC issues interim directions for robust uniform trauma care framework Barsha Misra29 May 2026 2:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Observing that the right to trauma care of citizens is an integral part of the right to life enshrined under Article 21 of the...
