Consumer Protection Act 2019 The new Consumer Protection Act 2019 has been notified and will take effect from 20 July 2020. The old Act will stand repealed. However, pending cases will not be effected. The new Act, Rules and other Govt. notifications are available at he following site: https://consumeraffairs.nic.in/acts-and-rules/consumer-protection
Dr Sunil Waghmare, a Radiologist of Mumbai, who was allegedly practicing Stem Cell Therapy, is suspended for five years, by the Maharashtra Medical Council. From news items – Aug 7, 2018 Stem Cell Therapy – Status in India I have been trying to find out the status of Stem Cell Therapy in India. There are…
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital officials held for accepting Rs. 4-lakh bribe Monday 5, July 2016 A Complainant had approached the National Consumer Commission in New Delhi with grievances against the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Parel, Mumbai and the Commission had ordered the hospital to pay him compensation. Gajanan Bhagat (48) the medical superintendent…
It is commonly believed that the State Medical Councils do not take any action against errant doctors for Medical Negligence because they belong to the same profession. The fact is that State Medical Councils do take disciplinary action. But like all legal processes, the procedure is a little complicated and time consuming. Of course, this…
Dr Sitesh Roy of Mumbai professes to be a highly qualified doctor. I have already filed a Complaint against him with the Maharashtra Medical Council. But if you go through his degrees, you will find that of all his degrees, only one of his degrees – the MBBS – is recognized in India. If…
Extracts from a decision dated 7 May 2013, in the case of Goyal Hospital & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd., Jodhpur & ors, V/s. Kishan Shukla (R.P. No.4023/2011), in which the National Consumer Commission held a doctor liable for Medical Negligence and held that a doctor must have valid and recognized specialised qualification. It held that a Doctor should…
A few aggrieved persons file complaints involving medical negligence before the Consumer Forums and even before the state Medical Councils. The Medical Councils are slower than snails……..and things hardly move there. In a novel approach, the National Human Rights Commission and the non profit Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) have started entertaining such complaints and holding public…
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