Supreme Court Holds Doctor Negligent in Post-Operative Care: Bherulal Bhimaji Oswal vs. Madhusudan N. Kumbhare (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a doctor was negligent in post-operative care leading to loss of vision. CASE TYPE: Consumer Case Name: Bherulal Bhimaji Oswal(D) BY LRs. vs. Madhusudan N. Kumbhare Judgment Date: 19 December 2024 Date of the Judgment: 19 […]
Supreme Court overturns NCDRC order in medical negligence case: Neeraj Sud vs. Jaswinder Singh (2024) INSC 825 (25 October 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a doctor can be held liable for medical negligence solely based on the deterioration of a patient’s condition post-surgery, despite possessing the required qualifications and following accepted medical practices. CASE TYPE: Consumer
Supreme Court Upholds Compensation in Medical Negligence Case: D.C. Malviya vs. Dr. A.H. Memon (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Medical negligence and compensation in consumer cases CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: D.C. Malviya (Since Deceased) Thr. Lrs. vs. Dr. A.H. Memon (Since Deceased) Thr. Lrs. and Others Judgment Date: 15 October 2024 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Holds Doctor Negligent for Post-Surgical Care Delay: P.N. Gupta vs. Rajinder Singh Dogra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Medical negligence and deficiency in service by a doctor. CASE TYPE: Consumer Case Name: P.N. Gupta vs. Rajinder Singh Dogra [Judgment Date]: September 5, 2024 Date of the Judgment: September 5, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 705 Judges:
Supreme Court overturns High Court ruling on stipend parity for Ayurveda and Allopathy PG students: State of M.P. vs. Vijay Kumar Tiwari (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Post Graduate students of Ayurveda are entitled to the same stipend as Post Graduate students of Allopathy. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of M.P. and Others
Supreme Court overturns medical negligence finding in Consumer Case: M.A Biviji vs. Sunita & Ors. (2023) INSC 938 (19 October 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the performance of a Nasotracheal Intubation (NI) procedure, after a bronchoscopy indicated normal airways, constitutes medical negligence, and whether subsequent medical complications can be directly linked to this procedure. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Medical Negligence Claim in Post-Surgery Care Case Date of the Judgment: 17 October 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 921 Judges: Justice A.S. Bopanna and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Can a hospital be held liable for medical negligence if a patient dies after surgery, despite the absence of clear evidence linking the
Supreme Court Upholds No Medical Negligence in Patient’s Death: Vinod Jain vs. Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the hospital and doctor were negligent in the treatment of the patient, leading to her death. CASE TYPE: Consumer Case Name: Vinod Jain vs. Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital & Anr. Judgment Date: 25 February 2019
Supreme Court Holds Hospital Negligent for Lack of Monitoring in Dengue Case Date of the Judgment: 9 January 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 227-228 of 2019 (@SLP (C) Nos. 30119-30120 of 2016) Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a hospital be held liable for negligence if it fails to adequately
Supreme Court clarifies medical negligence standards in surgery: Dr. S.K. Jhunjhunwala vs. Mrs. Dhanwanti Kaur (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the standard of care for medical professionals and whether a doctor was negligent in performing a surgery. CASE TYPE: Consumer Protection Case Name: Dr. S.K. Jhunjhunwala vs. Mrs. Dhanwanti Kaur & Anr. [Judgment Date]: October 01,
Date of the Judgment: 30 August 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 739 Judges: Adarsh Kumar Goel, J. and Uday Umesh Lalit, J. Can a hospital be held liable for medical negligence if it performs surgery without adequate post-operative care facilities? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a case concerning the death of
