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The medical law reporters for Indian doctors
The medical law reporters for Indian doctors

PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE

  • Key findings missing in discharge card could be construed as negligence

    - Madhya Pradesh State Consumer Commission | MLCD February 2026

  • A defective implant is not necessarily evidence of a surgeon's negligence

    - Tamil Nadu State Consumer Commission | MLCD February 2026

  • A few blanks in Consent / Counselling Form is not necessarily negligence

    - National Consumer Commission | MLCD February 2026

  • Delayed consent due to multiple attendants is not hospital’s negligence

    - National Consumer Commission | MLCD February 2026

Just Published | February 2026

Peripheral bleeding causing inevitable abortion recorded in surgery notes but not in discharge card - Obstetrician held liable for terminating 20-week pregnancy without a second opinion

Dr. Anu Arora & Anr. v/s Rakhi Sharma
19MLCD (j49) | Madhya Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bhopal
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Court distinguishes surgical skill from product flaw - Holds only manufacturer of the defective implant negligent, not the surgeon who performed surgery

M. Ameenudeen Alhad v/s Dr. S. Rajasekaran & Anr.
19MLCD (j52) | Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chennai
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Not filling all fields in Consent Forms / Counselling Checklists – A potential source of legal problems

Genome (The Fertility Centre) v/s Sonam Doma Bhutia
19MLCD (j61) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Delayed consent, delayed angioplasty, “presence of multiple attendants” – Court sympathizes with the hospital

Kamlesh Yadav v/s National Heart Institute & Ors.
19MLCD (j68) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

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