Medical Negligence Essay

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Medical Negligence: Legal Standards under Consumer Protection Laws in India Submitted by, Ankur Singh BA./LLB. (Hons.) 210112 Contents 1. Introduction………………………………………………………..Pg. 4 2. Legal Emergence of Medical Negligence........................................Pg. 5 3. Importance of Consent.....................................................................Pg. 7 * Consent in cases relating to children……………………………….Pg. 8 4. Cases of Emergencies...………………………………………......Pg. 10 4.1 Emergency in cases of children……………………………………......Pg. 11 5. Conclusion.......................................................................................Pg. 12 Table of Cases * Indian Medical Association v. V.P. Shantha & Ors..………………..Pg. 4 * Sethuramani Subramanian v. Triveni Nursing Home....................Pg. 4 * Study Circle Society v. Choithram Hospital……………………….Pg. 4 * Dr. Laxman Bal Krishan Joshi v. Trimbak Bapu Golbole………..Pg. 5 * Bolam v. Friern Hospital Committee…………………………….Pg. 5 * Dr. Suresh Gupta v. Govt. of NCT. ……………………………..…Pg. 6 * Jacob Mattew v. State of Punjab & Anr. ………………………….Pg. 6 * State of Punjab v. Shiv Ram & Ors. ……………………………..Pg. 6 * Martin F. D’Souza v. Mohd Ishfaq………………………………..Pg. 6 * Schloendorff v. Society of New York Hospital.................................Pg. 7 * Chatterton v. Gerson. …………………………………………… Pg. 8 * Kohli v. Dr. Prabha Manchanda ...................................................Pg. 8 * Gillick v. West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority.........Pg. 9 * Re: T ………………………………………………………………Pg. 10 * Pt. Parmanand Katara v. Union of India………………………...Pg. 10 I. Introduction Medical negligence and the issues arising from it is one of the most contentious issues in the field of consumer law. The issue of what amounts to
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