Kerala High Court Appoints Amicus Curiae To Formulate Guidelines For Functioning Of Expert Committee Examining Medical Negligence Cases

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (19th June) appointed an Advocate Akash S. as Amicus curiae to assist the Court to formulate guidelines for the functioning of Expert Committees constituted to consider medical negligence cases.Expert Committees are constituted to give independent medical opinion in cases of medical negligence. The Supreme Court in Jacob Mathew v State of Punjab (2005) had...