It is understandable that in a function organised by the Ayurveda Practitioners, the Minister in charge of Ayush would praise the virtues of Ayurveda. But it is not comprehensible when the Minister’s pitch reaches insaneness. While inaugurating an Ayurveda research centre at Kolhapur, AYUSH minister, Shri Shripad Naik said: “Ayurveda is one of the oldest medical systems…
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. Navin Kumar Gupta had taken loan from Capital First Ltd. He repaid the loan. But Capital First Ltd. over charged him. He sent emails and legal notice. There was no response. He filed a Consumer Complaint. The Consumer Forum directed issue of notice. Capital First immediately sent their representatives to Dr. Navin Kumar Gupta…
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…
Consumer Alert This is a very interesting case because I was confident that I would win the appeal. But the State Commission President said Kidzee would drag the Complainant to the Supreme Court and she would not be able to fight the Corporate. I am thankful to the President of the State Commission and the…
Criminal Cases under MOFA Very few criminal cases are filed against builders and land owners under the Provisions of MOFA (Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Regulation of the promotion of construction, sale, management and transfer) Act, 1963) and other sections of the IPC. I do not know the exact reasons. Most flat owners, and even lawyers,…
Issue of Passport – Sovereign Function The decision to issue a passport or not is a sovereign function. The Govt. of India does have the right to reject issue or rejection of Passport in appropriate cases. Having said that, not issuing a passport for wrong and invalid reasons can amount to deficiency in services. And the aggrieved person…
December 2015 – The Maharashtra Government has issued a notification on 19 December 2015 to follow clear norms for giving RTI replies. This follows DoPT’s general guidelines, issued in October 2015, to discipline PIOs who give evasive replies to RTI queries. Obtaining information from the Public Information Officers (PIOs) is a frustrating experience. The usual…
Background – Demand by Advocates Advocates have for long been resisting the appearance of non Advocates in Consumer cases. As a result, the Rules of Allowing Appearance of Agents or representatives or Non-Advocates of Social organizations before the Consumer Forums have been introduced in 2014. According to the new Consumer Protection (Procedure for Regulation of…
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