Law Must Adopt Patient Centric Approach :SC Awards 15L Compensation To The Husband Of Medical Negligence Victim [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

15 Feb 2019 12:00 PM IST

“In a specific case where unreasonableness in professional conduct has been proven with regard to the circumstances of that case, a professional cannot escape liability for medical evidence merely by relying on a body of professional opinion.”

Our law must take into account advances in medical science and ensure that a patient-centric approach is adopted, observed Justice Chandrachud in a judgment delivered last month. The Apex Court bench, also comprising of Justice Hemant Gupta, was considering an appeal against an order of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission that had set aside an order of the Madhya Pradesh...

Law Must Adopt Patient Centric Approach :SC Awards 15L Compensation To The Husband Of Medical Negligence Victim [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

“In a specific case where unreasonableness in professional conduct has been proven with regard to the circumstances of that case, a professional cannot escape liability for medical evidence merely by relying on a body of professional opinion.”

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