No prescription by company brand names: SC calls for statutory mandate for doctors to prescribe generic Barsha Misra2 May 2025 4:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: While hearing a Public Interest Litigation that sought enforcement of a statutory code to regulate unethical marketing practices by...
Is mere presence during surgery enough to prosecute? HC Clears Gynaecologist in Alleged Kidney Removal Case Barsha Misra30 April 2025 9:30 AM ISTPatna: Granting relief to a gynaecologist, the Patna High Court recently quashed all criminal proceedings against her in a medical...
Criminal cases cannot be lodged against Doctors because they prescribed costlier drugs: HC Barsha Misra29 April 2025 3:11 PM ISTCuttack: Observing that prescribing any chemo drug or medicine to any patient is the sole prerogative and expertise of the treating doctor, the...
HC comes to rescue of doctor whose MD Medicine degree certificate withheld due to incomplete bond service Barsha Misra28 April 2025 5:10 PM ISTChennai: Noting that a posting was not issued within the two-year bond period, the Madras High Court bench recently granted relief to a doctor,...
Bond obligations end with the prescribed service period: HC relief to Gastroenterologist Barsha Misra27 April 2025 11:30 AM ISTChennai: Reiterating that the bond obligation was co-terminus with the prescribed service period and could not be extended beyond it, the Madras...
Doctors move Supreme Court against 'inhuman' working hours for resident doctors Barsha Misra25 April 2025 3:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid the ongoing discussions initiated by the Central Government to amend the Central Residency Scheme 1992 and fix the duty hours of...
Cannot Monitor Every Incident- SC junks Pleas for more Guidelines on Doctors Safety Barsha Misra24 April 2025 12:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Observing that it cannot be expected to monitor each and every incident, the Supreme Court recently refused to examine pleas...
HC Relief: Medical Negligence Case Against Oncologist Quashed Barsha Misra24 April 2025 9:30 AM ISTHyderabad: Granting relief to an oncologist, who was accused in a medical negligence case, the Telangana High Court bench comprising Justice EV...
Kamineni Hospitals held vicariously liable for medical negligence Barsha Misra23 April 2025 2:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court recently upheld an order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), which found Kamineni...
Doctor Challenges BCMET Compulsion for Faculty Appointment, Matter in High Court Barsha Misra22 April 2025 2:04 PM ISTLucknow: Challenging the eligibility criteria for the faculty recruitment process at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, a doctor...
Streamline Medical Insurance Claims Process: Delhi HC tells Govt Sanchari Chattopadhyay21 April 2025 3:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court has suggested that both the state and central governments collaborate and consult with the Insurance Regulatory...
Pay doctor, consider bond service completed: HC orders GMC Barsha Misra20 April 2025 11:30 AM ISTChennai: The Madras High Court has directed the Government Villupuram Medical College to pay salary to a doctor for the period of work and...
