Indian Medical Association vs V.P. Shantha (1995) is the landmark Supreme Court judgment that brought paid medical services under the Consumer Protection Act. This decision made patients consumers and doctors and hospitals service providers, allowing medical negligence cases to be filed in consumer courts and permanently changing medico legal practice in India.
The Bolitho v City and Hackney Health Authority case is a landmark judgment in medical negligence law. This article explains how courts can reject even expert supported medical opinions if they are illogical, unsafe, or unreasonable, and how the Bolitho test is applied in India and the UK today.
The Bolam Test is a landmark judgment that defines how medical negligence is judged in law. This article explains what the Bolam test is, how it originated from the Bolam vs Friern Hospital case, how Indian courts apply it, and why an error of judgment or difference of medical opinion is not negligence if accepted medical practice is followed.
