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Filling The Consent Form By One Person, One Pen, One Sitting – Mandatory, Not Merely Advisable.

Filling the consent form by one person, one pen, one sitting – Mandatory, not merely advisable.

Dr. J.S CHAHAL & Anr  V. JAGDEV SINGH & Anr

Punjab State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, Chandigarh

FACTS OF THE CASE :

The patient consulted the urologist (OP1) with the complaint of pain in the abdomen, was ....
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Not Sending Medical Records To The Next Hospital During Transfer And Not Insisting For Records From The Previous Hospital At Transfer- Both Hospitals Held Negligent.

Not sending medical records to the next hospital during transfer and not insisting for records from the previous hospital at transfer- Both hospitals held negligent.

K.Kotaiah v. Dr. T. Anjaiaj & ors

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi

Facts of the case

• The patient visited the fi....
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Medical Negligence| “Suffering Of Ailment By The Patient After Surgery Is One Thing, It May Be Due To Myriad Of Reasons Known In Medical Jurisprudence”

“The subject of negligence in the context of medical profession necessarily calls for treatment with a difference.”

-CJ R.C. Lahoti (as he then was)

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Abhay Manohar Sapre and Vineet Saran, JJ. in a case of “medical negligence” as alleged by the respondents in the present case allowed the appeal and set aside the impugned order passed by the National Consum....
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State Consumer Commission To Re-Consider Medical Negligence Case Against Ganga Ram Hospital: NCDRC

State consumer commission to re-consider medical negligence case against Ganga Ram hospital: NCDRC

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) was hearing an appeal against the Delhi state consumer commission's order which said the case does not come under its jurisdiction.PTI  |  October 09, 2018,

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Medico Legal Aspects In Pregnancy And Labor

Medico legal Aspects in pregnancy and labor

Obstetrics is a dynamic field where we deal with two lives. We all strive to reduce obstetric complications; however, it is not uncommon to land in these complications during our day to day practice. With doctors being pulled into court for medical negligence, it is prudent to know the medico legal aspects of our branch, so that we can give proper care to our ....
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