Khatri v. State of Bihar I- Right to be informed of legal aid
The magistrate or the sessions judge before whom the accused appears must be held to be under an obligation to inform the accused that if he is unable to engage…
The magistrate or the sessions judge before whom the accused appears must be held to be under an obligation to inform the accused that if he is unable to engage…
The case of ‘Rudal shah v. Union of India’ is a landmark case in constitutional and human rights law. In this case, the court established the principle of ‘compensation for…
This article is part of our Medical Negligence Series. The criminal law has invariably placed the medical professionals on a pedestal different from ordinary mortals. The Indian Penal Code enacted…
A surgeon with shaky hands under fear of legal action cannot perform a successful operation and a quivering physician cannot administer the end-dose of medicine to his patient.
This article is part of our Medical Negligence Series. Negligence as a tort Definition of Negligence The jurisprudential concept of negligence defies any precise definition. Eminent jurists and leading judgments…
This article is part of our Medical Negligence Series. The case of ‘Jacob Matthew v. state of Punjab (2005)’, is a landmark case in the field of medical negligence where…
This article is part of our Medical Negligence Series. Learned authors of “Errors, Medicine and the Law” (pp. 241-248), (recorded at the end of the book in the chapter titled…
The Case of ‘Bhim Singh MLA v. State of J.K’ is a landmark and important case. It is referred in ‘Law of torts’ regarding the vicarious liability of the state…
This article is a part of our Medical Negligence Series. The case reached to the supreme court by way of Special leave petition against the order of Nation cconsumer Disputes…
This article is a part of our Medical Negligence Series. The influence exhorted by a doctor is unique. The relationship between the doctor and the patient is not always equally…