Current Issue
September 2026
A hospital cannot stop its doctors from joining another hospital – Madras High Court declares non-compete clauses in doctor-hospital contracts unenforceable
19MLCD (j387)
- MIOT Hospitals Private Limited v/s Dr. Balaraman Palaniappan
- Madras High Court, Chennai
Judgement in favour of:
Doctor
Court holds doctor's failure to call and give follow-up instructions to the mother of a school-going child brought to hospital by bystanders as a deficiency in service
19MLCD (j392)
- Dr. Joginder Singh v/s Karan Khutan & Ors.
- Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh
Judgement in favour of:
Patient
Can a rubber stamp replace a doctor’s signature on medical records?
19MLCD (j401)
- Priya Sankar Bose v/s Ruby General Hospital
- West Bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kolkata
Judgement in favour of:
Doctor
It was not an implant misfit but a need for a custom-made implant – A special case not negligence observes Court
19MLCD (j403)
- Chandrakali Pandey v/s Dr. Vipin Dubey & Ors.
- Madhya Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bhopal
Judgement in favour of:
Doctor
Forced to surgery – Doctor held negligent for performing surgery one day after admission without a complete evaluation
19MLCD (j406)
- Sumitra Devi alis Sumitra Rani v/s Dr. Gaurav Bansal & Anr.
- Haryana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Panchkula
Judgement in favour of:
Patient
Nursing home held liable for billing for a respirator prescribed by the treating doctor which was not used and returned to relatives!
19MLCD (j410)
- Monmohini Health Care Pvt. Ltd. v/s Sibsankar Pal & Anr.
- West Bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kolkata
Judgement in favour of:
Patient
Hospital’s logo on medical records confirms its overall superintendence and control – Hospital held liable to the same extent as the surgeon who performed the intervention
19MLCD (j412)
- M. Shanthi v/s The Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd. & Anr.
- Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chennai
Judgement in favour of:
Patient
Vague injury report prompts Rajasthan High Court to issue directions for a uniform medico-legal guideline
19MLCD (j424)
- Gautam v/s State of Rajasthan
- Rajasthan High Court, Bench at Jaipur
Judgement in favour of:
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