Open AccessMedical negligence liability under the consumer protection act: A review of judicial perspective
Author(s) -
S. Venugopala Rao
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.56205
Subject(s) - res ipsa loquitur , medical negligence , medicine , duty , worry , liability , contributory negligence , law , perspective (graphical) , tort , psychiatry , political science , anxiety , artificial intelligence , computer science
It is important to know what constitutes medical negligence. A doctor owes certain duties to the patient who consults him for illness. A deficiency in this duty results in negligence. A basic knowledge of how medical negligence is adjudicated in the various judicial courts of India will help a doctor to practice his profession without undue worry about facing litigation for alleged medical negligence.