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May 2025

A medical degree does not matter in emergencies holds court while exonerating a chest physician of negligence for treating a cardiac patient

Dr. Anant Kumar Sinha v/s Nidhi Jain & Ors.
18MLCD (j169) | Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Court rules that a delay in State Medical Council registration is not negligence if the doctor’s qualification is otherwise recognized by MCI / NMC

Dr. Nayan Thara & Anr. v/s Subaida
18MLCD (j181) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Surgery performed ignoring CT scan report that suggested a correlation with MRI / HPE resulting in patient’s death allegedly due to “a big miscommunication between the doctors”

Sukham Modhusudan Singh v/s Shija Hospital and Research Institute Pvt. Ltd.
18MLCD (j183) | Manipur State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Imphal
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Genuine differences of opinion or differing diagnoses among doctors do not necessarily indicate negligence – National Consumer Commission

Dr. K. Rajesh Reddy v/s Yashoda Hospital & Ors. 
18MLCD (j198) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Fake doctor spelt his name ‘Sudipto’ while the genuine doctor listed under that registration number was ‘Sudipta’ points out nursing home owner – High Court refuses to buy this story

Dr. Shiuli Mukherjee v/s The State of West Bengal & Anr.
18MLCD (j207) | Calcutta High Court, Kolkata
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Performing surgery based on investigation reports from previous hospital – Hospital / doctors held negligent

Fortis Health Care (India) Ltd. & Ors. v/s Bhagchand Meena
18MLCD (j212) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Erroneous reasoning of National Consumer Commission - Patient should have referred to “the accompanying literature cautioning against use for more than ten days” and stopped the steroid

Dr. Harish Gupta v/s Kumari Kritika & Ors.
18MLCD (j217) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Supreme Court reiterates AYUSH doctors cannot seek parity with Allopathic doctors due to qualitative distinctions in academic qualifications and standards of imparting education

Dr. Solamon A v/s The State of Kerala & Ors.
18MLCD (j222) | Supreme Court of India, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: None



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