Medical negligence

Medical negligence


Park Hospital in Panipat where an FIR was registered after a woman admitted for a fractured leg allegedly underwent an unauthorised heart stent procedure and later died during treatment.
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Panipat: Patient Admitted For Leg Fracture Dies After Unauthorised Heart Stent Procedure; FIR Filed Against Private Hospital

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 29 July 2026 11:08 AM IST

Supreme Court rules that Form F record violations under the PCPNDT Act cannot be treated as mere technical lapses.
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PCPNDT Act: Supreme Court Says Mandatory Record-Keeping Is Key to Preventing Female Foeticide

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 14 July 2026 11:57 AM IST

Alleged Refusal Of Emergency Medical Care Must Face Trial: MP High Court
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MP High Court Refuses To Quash Case Against Doctor Accused Of Refusing Treatment To Pregnant Woman

- By Himanshi Hans | | 11 July 2026 1:47 PM IST

Supreme Court holds that independent expert medical opinion is mandatory before prosecuting doctors for criminal medical negligence.
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Medical Negligence: Supreme Court Says Criminal Cases Need Independent Expert Opinion

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 8 July 2026 5:20 PM IST

Coldriff Syrup Case: Madhya Pradesh High Court Declines Relief to Pediatrician
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Refuses Bail To Pediatrician In Coldriff Cough Syrup Death Case

- By Himanshi Hans | | 8 Jun 2026 12:03 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh High Court building with bottles of cough syrup in toxic syrup deaths case where bail plea of doctor was rejected.
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MP High Court Denies Bail To Doctor In Coldriff Syrup Case Linked To 26 Child Deaths

- By Himanshi Hans | | 19 Feb 2026 6:52 PM IST

Allahabad High Court orders reforms after woman dies from wrong blood transfusion
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‘O+ Patient Given AB+ Blood’: State Admits Fatal Lapse At Swaroop Rani Hospital, Prayagraj, Before Allahabad High Court

- By Salil Tiwari | | 19 Feb 2026 11:04 AM IST

Supreme Court of India issues notice on PIL challenging applicability of Consumer Protection Act to medical professionals.
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Supreme Court To Decide: Can Negligence Case Against Deceased Doctor Continue?

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Sanya Talwar | | 10 Feb 2026 8:00 AM IST

Delhi HC quashed FIR against Hospital
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Delhi High Court quashes FIR against Doctor, Hospital over cotton mop left inside woman during C-section

- By Aishwarya Iyer | | 13 Dec 2025 1:23 PM IST

Supreme Court of India building as the Court seeks the Centre’s response on a PIL over delayed medical negligence rules from the Jacob Mathew verdict.
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply on PIL Over 20-Year Delay in Medical Negligence Rules

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 2 Dec 2025 4:48 PM IST

A patient consultation at a hospital, representing that patients receiving free treatment are protected under the Consumer Protection Act and can file claims for medical negligence.
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Does Free Treatment Take Away Patient’s Rights? Gujarat Consumer Commission Says ‘No’

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 30 Sept 2025 3:37 PM IST

Supreme Court clarifies rules on NDPS Act legal presumption of guilt
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No favourable response to treatment doesn't mean negligence by doctor: SC sets aside NCDRC's order of compensation

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Sanya Talwar | | 10 Sept 2025 10:54 AM IST