Tag Archives: High Court

Fall of Indoor patient while taking a “stroll in the midnight” costed Rs.11 lakhs to the Hospital

When Degrees M.S. in surgery, printed on the Prescription saved Doctors from compensation of Rs.7,25,699

Fall of Indoor patient while taking a “stroll in the midnight” costed 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 of the Complainant […]

UPPGMET–2015 & UPCMET–2016 Exam Schedule Announced

U.P. Unaided Medical Colleges Welfare Association has published the schedule of online application form filling and date of exam for U.P. Post Graduate Medical Entrance Test (UPPGMET – 2015) & U.P. Combined Medical Entrance Test (UPCMET – 2016). Exams will be conducted as per guidelines of Hon’ble High Court & Hon’ble Apex Court for admission to the […]

Professional Establishment of a Doctor does not come under the definition of “Commercial Establishment”

Good news for Doctors. Hon. Bombay High Court in 2 recent consecutive judgments has held that Shop Act is now not applicable to Doctors ( these judgments are applicable as far as Maharashtra State is concerned, nevertheless it have persuasive value for other states too) Recent 2 consecutive Judgments of Hon’ble Bombay High Court in […]

Court orders Private Medical &; Dental Colleges to pay Rs 20 lakh fine for each wrongful admission

Court orders Private Medical & Dental Colleges

Court orders Private Medical & Dental Colleges to pay Rs 20 lakh fine for each wrongful admission The famous controversy over the unlawful admission of 206 students to private medical and dental institutes have finally been resolved with the Pravesh Niyantran Samiti, the quasi-judiciary authority, ordering the private institutions to pay Rs 20 lakh fine […]

A Doctor was held guilty for breach of Professional Ethics and not for Medical Negligence !!!!

A Doctor was held guilty for breach of Professional Ethics and not for Medical Negligence

A Doctor was held guilty for breach of Professional Ethics and not for Medical Negligence !!!! A Doctor was held guilty for breach of Professional Ethics (i.e. not attending a patient at the time of operation) and not for Medical Negligence !!!! Take few minutes to read!!! It may help you too… This is the […]

Ophthalmologists summoned to register USG scan machines under PC-PNDT Act !!!!

Ophthalmologists summoned to register USG scan machines under PC-PNDT Act !!!!

Ophthalmologists summoned to register USG scan machines under PC-PNDT Act !!!! One may wonder as to what’s the connection of sex determination under PCPNDT Act and Ophthalmologist? But in order to curb the pre-sex determination evil the Pune Municipal Corporation sent a circular to ophthalmologists earlier this month thereby directing them to register the ‘A’ […]

Condom is not the Medicine and hence fixation of the ceiling price for condoms is impermissible in Law !!!

Condom is not the Medicine “Condom is not the Medicine and hence fixation of the ceiling price for condoms is impermissible in Law !!!” – Hon’ble Madras High Court, adopted the decision of Hon’ble Delhi High Court !! Now a days one cannot predict as to what kind of problems the Judiciary may be confronted […]

IMA urges doctors not to register clinics

ARA: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has appealed to doctors practising in the state not to register their clinics under the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act as the matter is pending in the Patna high court. At a meeting organized by the Ara branch of IMA and attended by, among others, IMA national vice-president […]

Supreme Court Bans Burkha in AIPMT exams. Community shows anger

NEW DELHI: Refuses to entertain plea of an Islamic organisation that Muslim girl applicants be allowed to wear ‘hijab’ (scarf), a customary religious dress, in All India Pre-Medical Entrance Test on Saturday; says faith is different from wearing some kind of cloth. “Faith is something different from wearing some kind of cloth,” a three-judge bench […]

MH-CET 2014 Phase 2 Admission Process Schedule Out (UG)

Director  of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Mumbai, Maharashtra has published notification for MH-CET 2014 – ADMISSION PROCESS (Phase II) for admission into the 1st year of undergraduate Health Science Courses (MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BPTh, BOTh, BASLP,  BP&O  and B.Sc.[Nursing]) for the Academic Year 2014-2015, pursuant to the Common Entrance Test (MH-CET 2014) conducted by Govt. […]