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May 2026

Substituting a paediatrician with a BAMS doctor / teleconsultation in an infant’s emergency care – Hospital penalized for this JUGAD

Rainbow Hospital v/s Ravinder Verma
19MLCD (j191) | Haryana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Panchkula
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Red flag in court – Changing ink / handwriting while writing medical records held as negligence

Geetanjali Medical College & Hospital & Anr. v/s Kumari Swechha Kothari & Ors.
19MLCD (j194) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Consent is non-negotiable – Negligence not found in pre-surgery Stress Echo test but in failure to take consent

Sandeep Gupta v/s Max Super Speciality Hospital & Ors.
19MLCD (j211) | Uttarakhand State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Dehradun
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Mismatch between typed and handwritten discharge summaries proves costly in court - Why share both with patients / court in the first place?

Max Balaji Hospital & Ors. v/s N. R. Mishra
19MLCD (j215) | Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Respecting cultural / religious / social sensitivities – Doctor clarifies in court that surgery was performed by male doctors in presence of female nurses

Anuradha Gupta v/s Dr. Vishal Mishra & Anr. 
19MLCD (j222) | Madhya Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bhopal
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

‘N’ a new Abnormal in ECG? How a one-letter abbreviation resulted in the finding of negligence

Dr. Pankaj Jain v/s Udai Singh & Ors.
19MLCD (j224) | Madhya Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bhopal
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Practising beyond one’s specialization turns a normal delivery case into a crime

Dr. Vinay Suren v/s The State of Rajasthan through Public Prosecutor & Anr.
19MLCD (j226) | Rajasthan High Court, Bench at Jaipur
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Dying Declaration in clinical practice – Supreme Court reaffirms the crucial role of the opinion of the certifying / treating doctor

Subramani v/s State of Karnataka
19MLCD (j234) | Supreme Court of India, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: None



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