Current Issue

November 2026

A “question mark” on USG report overlooked before surgery, surgeon and hospital both held liable

Shree Gyani Ram Memorial Hospital v/s Satpal
19MLCD (j475) | Haryana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Panchkula
Judgement in favour of: Patient

A billing error / vague service-related grievance cannot be treated as a criminal offence – Supreme Court

Narayana Health & Ors. v/s The State of West Bengal & Ors.
19MLCD (j477) | Supreme Court of India, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Doctor’s advice for emergency admission does qualify as a medical emergency, regardless of delay in seeking treatment by patient

Prasanta Basu Ray v/s Addl. Director CGHS
19MLCD (j482) | West Bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kolkata
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Continuing to document in the IPD papers post-discharge lands hospital in legal trouble!

Surya Hospital & Ors. v/s Dayawati & Ors.
19MLCD (j485) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Patient exposes serial number mismatch in implanted lens across prescription, bill and wrapper – Doctors’ defence of “unauthorised act” by his employee rejected

Dr. Subhash Ballabh Bijeta v/s Sudhanshu Sinha
19MLCD (j490) | Bihar State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Patna
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Radiographer remained unregistered because the State Paramedical Council did not exist at the time he joined the hospital – Need for continuous oversight of regulatory norms

M. L. Mishra v/s Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Ors.
19MLCD (j494) | Madhya Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bhopal
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Patients bound to complete procedural formalities for cashless benefits – Hospitals treating them as ‘cash patients’ until then is proper, holds court

Lakshmi Devi & Anr. v/s Medanta, The Medicity Hospital & Ors.
19MLCD (j510) | Haryana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Panchkula
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Close relationship and no proof of payment rule out a consumer-service provider relationship between doctor - patient

Indra Gupta v/s Dr. Dinesh Gupta
19MLCD (j513) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

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Current Issue

November 2026

A “question mark” on USG report overlooked before surgery, surgeon and hospital both held liable

A billing error / vague service-related grievance cannot be treated as a criminal offence – Supreme Court

Doctor’s advice for emergency admission does qualify as a medical emergency, regardless of delay in seeking treatment by patient

Continuing to document in the IPD papers post-discharge lands hospital in legal trouble!

Patient exposes serial number mismatch in implanted lens across prescription, bill and wrapper – Doctors’ defence of “unauthorised act” by his employee rejected

Radiographer remained unregistered because the State Paramedical Council did not exist at the time he joined the hospital – Need for continuous oversight of regulatory norms

Patients bound to complete procedural formalities for cashless benefits – Hospitals treating them as ‘cash patients’ until then is proper, holds court

Close relationship and no proof of payment rule out a consumer-service provider relationship between doctor - patient

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Current Issue

November 2026

A “question mark” on USG report overlooked before surgery, surgeon and hospital both held liable

A billing error / vague service-related grievance cannot be treated as a criminal offence – Supreme Court

Doctor’s advice for emergency admission does qualify as a medical emergency, regardless of delay in seeking treatment by patient

Continuing to document in the IPD papers post-discharge lands hospital in legal trouble!

Patient exposes serial number mismatch in implanted lens across prescription, bill and wrapper – Doctors’ defence of “unauthorised act” by his employee rejected

Radiographer remained unregistered because the State Paramedical Council did not exist at the time he joined the hospital – Need for continuous oversight of regulatory norms

Patients bound to complete procedural formalities for cashless benefits – Hospitals treating them as ‘cash patients’ until then is proper, holds court

Close relationship and no proof of payment rule out a consumer-service provider relationship between doctor - patient

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