Doctors Removed Uterus of 25 Yrs Old Patient Without Consent: Held for Negligence

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“The consent to operate Uterus does not include Consent to remove it “. A Doctor Couple was held negligent for removing the uterus of a 25 years patient, without her consent … DR. RAVINDER VERMA & ANR. V/s. SALMA BEGAM, U.P.REVISION PETITION NO. 968 OF 2015, decided on 14 Feb 2017 Facts in short :1. […]

2D Echo Machine Registered Under PCPNDT Act Cannot Be Shifted to Unregistered Place

Lawyer fined Rs.75000 for unnecessarily dragging Doctor to Court

” The Machine which is registered under the PCPNDT Act cannot be carried to another place which is not registered” – Hon. Bombay High Court. In short, One Machine – One Place – One Registration. In its recently reported judgment of Dr. Deepak Sane V/s. The state of Maharashtra, 2017(1) Mh.L.J.379, W.P. no.2995/2015, The Division […]

If Patient doesn’t respond to Treatment, Doctor can’t be held for Negligence

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“Merely a patient does not respond to the Treatment, a Doctor cannot be held Negligent…” A Good beginning of the year for Medicos.. Case Details : Sukhdev Gill V/s. Rotary Eye Hospital & ors, H.P. Date of Judgement : 05/01/2018 BEFORE: Hon. Dr. S.M. Kantikar and Dr. B.C. Gupta. Facts in short : 1. The […]

NEET-PG 2018 Results Published by NBE

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National Board of Examinations (NBE) has published results of NEET-PG 2018 exam. Click here to visit https://results.natboard.edu.in/neetpg2018 1. The result of NEET-PG 2018 indicating the score obtained by the candidates has been declared and can be seen at NBE website https://nbe.edu.in . 2. The merit position of the candidates shall be declared in due course after […]

Should Doctors marry Doctor ?

Should Doctors marry Doctor ? Fifty years ago, it was very uncommon to find doctors married to other doctors. Why? To answer that question, we need to explore the sociology of the time. Fewer women went to college, which meant fewer female doctors. Many couples married early, right out of high school or right after […]

Patient took Discharge against Medical advice & then claimed RS. 99,99,999/- from Hospital

The Patient took discharge against the advice of Drs – No Negligence on Part of Drs and saved Drs from Rs.99,99,999/- !! In A recent judgment of National commission, V.P. SINGH V/s. DR. M.P. CHANDRAKAR & 7 ANR, the Commission Dismissed the Complaint claiming damages 1 rupee short to Rs. 1 Crore. Facts narrated by […]

Obesity reduction Surgery led to Patient death !!! Relatives sue the Hospital & Doctor

The purpose of gastric bye-pass surgery was for the obesity i.e. reduce the body weight and not as a treatment for diabetes. The patient developed diabetic foot due to his uncontrolled diabetic status, which was clearly evident from the various laboratory reports. Case Details : Harjeet Kaur V/s. Kular Hospital , Punjab and ors. F.A. […]

A Dentist ordered to pay Rs.35,000/- for extracting wrong tooth, but the unwanted remarks about the competency of Doctor were expunged

A Dentist ordered to pay Rs.35,000/- for extracting wrong tooth, but the unwanted remarks about the competency of Doctor were expunged In an interesting case, the Chandigarh State Commission while delivering judgment in case of Tanvir Malik V/s. Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital Chandigarh, upheld the order of the District […]

“The transfusion made at the Hospital cannot be termed as 100% safe and hence no negligence cannot be attributed to Doctors

“The transfusion made at the Hospital cannot be termed as 100% safe and hence no negligence cannot be attributed to Doctors…..” Case for Rs.90 lakhs compensation dismissed… The national Commission has reiterated the view of Apex Court, in the case of SANDEEP KUMAR V/s. PGIMER, Chandigarh Facts in short : 1. The Complainant who is […]