Tag Archives: High Court

A stroll in the midnight by an Indoor Patient followed by his fall, costed “Supremely” Rs.11 lakhs to the Hospital

A stroll in the midnight by an Indoor Patient followed by his fall, costed "Supremely" Rs.11 lakhs to the Hospital

A stroll in the midnight by an Indoor Patient followed by his fall, costed “Supremely” Rs.11 lakhs to the Hospital In an interesting case of ASHISH KUMAR MAZUMDAR V/s. AISHI RAM BATRA CHARITABLE HOSPITAL TRUST & ORS before the Apex Court , the Court rejected the appeal of Hospital, but also rejected the enhancement claim […]

Why should women always suffer ??? Path-breaking decision on termination of Pregnancy

Why should women always suffer

Why should women always suffer Important Judgment on MTP Act The Court said, “why always women should suffer ?.. ” “The right to control their own body and fertility and motherhood choices should be left to the women alone. ” The Woman may be married or living in live-in relationship…. “A woman’s decision to terminate […]

No need for Doctors to have Shop Act License . Landmark decision by High Court

No need for Doctors to have Shop Act License

No need for Doctors to have Shop Act License The Division Bench of Hon. Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) in its recent judgment dated 21st October, 2016 has reiterated the earlier views in the case of Indian Medical Association V/s. State of Maharashtra & ors. (Writ Petition No. 4579/2005 ) 1. This is the 3rd […]

Vetes, Homeopaths, Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani Physicians can’t Practice Allopathy

Stethoscope court

Vetes, Homoeopath, Ayurvedic Drs or Drs practising Siddha or Unani system cannot practice Allopathy – Delhi High Court. This is a very important judgment delivered by Hon. Delhi high Court in the case of Delhi Medical Association V/s. Principal Secretary, Health. See the following link and part of it have been reported in AIR 2016 […]

Supreme Court Allowed MTP in 24 Week Pregnant Rape Victim

Stethoscope court

A Woman’s right to have a baby includes right not to have a baby ? Need to Amend MTP Act ? The Hon. Apex Court in its recent judgment allowed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) of 14-year rape victim @ 24 weeks against the current law which allows it only up to 20 weeks!! […]

“Filling of ‘F’ forms is a clerical work to be done by Clinic and not by a Radiologist” – Bombay High Court

"Filling of 'F' forms is a clerical work to be done by Clinic and not by a Radiologist" - Bombay High Court

“Filling of ‘F’ forms is a clerical work to be done by Clinic and not by a Radiologist” – Bombay High Court The Bombay High Court came to the rescue of Radiologists by ruling that it is not the duty of a radiologist to maintain details in Form BH F. It is pure clerical work […]

Rights of Doctors against Arrest & Criminal Action in case of Medical Negligence cases

Rights of Doctors against Arrest & Criminal Action in case of  Medical Negligence cases Must Know for yourself and update others. This is a Landmark Judgment of Apex Court. A.S.V. Narayanan Rao V/s. Ratnamala & Another. CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1433 OF 2013. Let’s see first the Important guidelines framed by the Court to be followed […]

Competent Authority directed to de-seal and return the Sonography machines

Competent Authority directed to de-seal and return the Sonography machines

” Competent Authority directed to de-seal and return the Sonography machines form want of proper & Valid order as envisaged under PCPNDT Act provisions”. The Hon. Bombay High Court in its recently reported judgement of Janki Ultra Sound Centre V/S. Approximately. Authority under PCPNDT act ( 2015 (6) Mh.L.J. 886) W.P.No.1 of 2015 passed the […]

Read JJ Hospital Ophthalmology Resident Doctor Narrate the Bad Experiences

JJ hospital ophthalmology strike

A post on Facebook describes narration of resident doctor of JJ Hospital Ophthalmology department. I am writing this because I have experienced all that first hand and have seen it happen to others too, by ‘it’ I mean “their tyranny and inhuman behaviour”. Medical students slog very hard to get through the PG entrance. The […]

Who is authorised to do UltraSonography ?

Who is authorised to do UltraSonography

Who is authorised to do UltraSonography ? A must know judgment for Medicos. Hon’ble Delhi High Court was dealing with this question while deciding the different writ petitions filed by Indian Radiological Association, Indian Medical Association and Sonological Society of India. In its 83 pages judgment dated 16/02/2016, the Division Bench has granted much awaited […]