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March 26, 2026

No report, no proof — lab’s ‘technical glitch’ defence fails

March 12, 2026

Cross-pathy defence rejected — negligence upheld

February 26, 2026

Absence of a paediatrician during delivery could amount to negligence

February 19, 2026

Displaying a registration number isn’t enough — it must appear on every prescription

January 29, 2026

Emergency Surgery Without Attendants — Court Backs Doctor’s Call

January 15, 2026

When a Doctor Becomes a Patient — And Expects More

December 25, 2025

Explain complications before surgery – even to doctors

December 11, 2025

Providing records of deceased patients – Handle with care

November 20, 2025

USG report on plain paper not legally valid

November 6, 2025

Skipping non indicated pre surgery tests is not negligence

October 9, 2025

Withholding government scheme benefits – Consent irrelevant

October 2, 2025

High risk admission in underprepared hospital – Professional violation

September 16, 2025

Hospital cleared—court questions legitimacy of record request after child’s death

September 2, 2025

C-section consented, normal delivery attempted—court calls it negligent ‘jugaad’.

August 21, 2025

Post-surgery infection? Court says patient should’ve shown up, not filed a lawsuit

August 7, 2025

Procedural consent lapses land surgeon, anaesthetist, hospital in legal crosshairs

July 30, 2025

Post-Op Care of High-Risk Patient Delegated To A Junior Doctor — Court Questions Surgeon

July 16, 2025

Psychiatrist Shared Emergency Number — But Didn’t Keep It On. Court Took Note.

June 26, 2025

Paltry bill for a serious patient’s medical care, and ‘no’ bill for certain investigations makes court suspicious

June 12, 2025

Doctors’ “birth defect is an act of God” defence rejected as they failed to diagnose and to refer the infant

May 22, 2025

Relatives directing doctor when to start diabetes medicine? Court dismisses their case against cardiologist

May 15, 2025

Not mentioning patient’s blood group in requisition form – Medical negligence

April 24, 2025

Billing oxygen separately – Unfair trade practice and gross negligence by the hospital

April 10, 2025

Doctor gets upset, stops ATT regime as his advice was not followed by the patient – “Unprofessional concern” rules the court

March 27, 2025

Following medical texts when investigations do not give a clear diagnosis is not negligence.

March 13, 2025

Doctor not negligent if patient hides medical history; fails to present previous medical records

February 27, 2025

MTP in 28th week of pregnancy and failure to refer ‘Death on Table’ for post-mortem – Legally unacceptable

February 13, 2025

Drugs available with chemists can’t be termed as trial drugs – Administering such drugs does not require consent

January 23, 2025

Being aware of, and adopting “internationally accepted standards” could reduce the chance of medical errors

January 9, 2025

Using only 4 out of 19 available ventilators – “Glaring administrative negligence” on part of the hospital”

December 26, 2024

Adverse inference drawn against paediatric surgeon who had performed 17th surgery of the day on a non-co-operative child

December 12, 2024

Performing surgery before pre-anaesthetic checkup – An ‘act of omission & commission’: Anaesthetist and surgeon held negligent.

November 21, 2024

Different interpretation, same findings not necessarily negligence

November 7, 2024

“Patient’s best interest more significant than consent” observes Madras High Court

October 17, 2024

Consent needs to be taken seriously – Court holds hospital / doctor negligent for using consent form of another hospital for surgery

October 3, 2024

Black thread was already tied at the proximal end of snake bite victim, states hospital – Where is it recorded, questions court

September 19, 2024

Patient self-extubating in ICU? Court questions standard of care expected in hospital’s critical care setting

September 5, 2024

Patient’s ‘restless nature’ reason for IV displacement says hospital – Doctors’ / Nursing staff’s duty to “take special care” observes court

August 15, 2024

Exhausted ‘memory capacity’ of computer’s hard drive cited as the reason behind deletion of procedure’s images – Is the hospital administration listening?

August 1, 2024

Court expresses need for uniform angiography reporting in the interest of the patient – Further observes that it cannot be left for individual interpretation

July 18, 2024

Patient develops malaria during hospitalisation, post-cardiac surgery – Standard protocol was followed, hence not negligence

July 4, 2024

Failure to explain the rationale behind not hospitalising / monitoring regularly – Court draws adverse inference

June 20, 2024

Reporting terminal ailments – Merely stating “advised to correlate the report with clinical findings” not enough to escape legal liability

June 6, 2024

Court holds surgeon not negligent, but hospital negligent for the post-surgery ‘mischief’ committed by its staff

May 16, 2024

Court appreciates gynaecologist for taking opinion of more experienced peers when patient turns critical – Holds this is not an unauthorised involvement

May 9, 2024

Court accepts doctors need to upgrade their skills – Attending conferences even if a patient is admitted / critical is not negligence

April 25, 2024

In this atmosphere of distrust, how does a doctor prove that a key-hole surgery was performed? Court relies on detailed documentation, overlooks typo error

April 11, 2024

Stabilizing a critical patient and not shifting to higher centre is not negligence, holds National Consumer Commission

March 28, 2024

Hospitalizing patients under a team of doctors – Need for clearer protocols in India

March 14, 2024

Failure to keep blood ready / on standby for patient with rare blood group shows lack of “reasonable skill and care”

February 29, 2024

‘Expected Complications’ – Whether or not steps were taken to prevent, recognise and / or manage them by doctors will be taken into account by courts

February 15, 2024

Patient consulted too many doctors and visited too many hospitals, observes court – Hospital / doctors held not negligent

February 1, 2024

Simple laparoscopy took 5.30 hours! Court’s suspicion about what went wrong inside OT gets confirmed in absence of medical records

February 1, 2024

Simple laparoscopy took 5.30 hours! Court’s suspic

January 18, 2024

Hospital is liable for the quality of implants purchased under it’s name on the invoice says court

January 4, 2024

Doctor & hospital had indemnity cover of 5 lakhs each but court awards 50 lakhs as compensation – Need for contemplation regarding amount of insurance cover

December 21, 2023

Is recurrence of kidney stone 2 years after surgical removal negligence? Court says no

December 7, 2023

Anaesthetist records irrelevant facts that are not normally mentioned – Court observes “doctor is trying to escape from his liability”

November 23, 2023

Surgical patient admitted in a medical ward and also left unattended – Court holds hospital negligent

November 9, 2023

Patient or attendant is nobody to question or dictate terms of treatment to the doctors

October 26, 2023

The importance of recording consent. Court refuses patient’s claim about being given 100% guarantee to achieve pregnancy through IVF

October 12, 2023

Signs of appendicitis absent on operating table! What do doctors do to convince relatives about imperfection of medical science?

September 21, 2023

Noting wrong name of patient in medical records, doctor’s ‘gross mistake’ holds court

September 7, 2023

Court holds doctor negligent for being absent after admission and treating ‘only’ on telephone

August 24, 2023

Doctor can’t be held negligent for missing an anomaly caused due to genetical and environmental factors

August 10, 2023

Court holds surgeon negligent for not following medical text and missing a sub-clinical occult fracture

July 27, 2023

Court gives doctor chance to redeem himself in a case of obvious negligence – Are Indian courts pro-doctors?

July 13, 2023

Not referring to a higher facility but managing an emergency patient – Not an act of omission

June 29, 2023

Principal surgeon performs surgery, patient dies. Assisting surgeon also held negligent!

June 15, 2023

Possibility of post-anesthesia complications? Nothing wrong in declaring patient ‘unfit for surgery’ in such cases

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