India on Professional Negligence

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, led by Justice Ram Surat Maurya and Mr. Bharatkumar Pandya, ruled that while various medical treatments are permissible, medical professionals must ensure their methods are reasonable.

The Kerala High Court, in the case of Celinamol Mathew vs. State of Kerala1, has opined that nurses in Government service and in private hospitals should also get protection...

"Medical negligence" is a term commonly used to describe the wrongful actions or omissions of healthcare professionals in the course of their practice, which can result in harm to patients...