Prescribing allopathic medicines without recognised medical qualification is negligence- Consumer Court slaps compensation for vision loss Adity Saha19 Feb 2026 4:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Holding that prescribing allopathic medicines without having a recognised medical qualification amounts to a deficiency in service,...
NMC flags 'fake patient' during inspection, HC stays Santiniketan Medical College PG course Adity Saha19 Feb 2026 2:22 PM ISTBolpur: Noting that a fake patient was kept at Santiniketan Medical College and Hospital without any proper case history to show higher patient...
Bengaluru doctor moves court, donates kidney to stranger Annapurna19 Feb 2026 11:15 AM ISTBengaluru: Setting an example of remarkable compassion, a Bengaluru-based doctor has successfully donated one of her kidneys to a stranger after...
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...
