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Bombay High Court Upholds Challenge to Conditions on Advocate-Prisoner Meetings, Directs Modernization of Jails. Prisoner's right to visits by family and friends under Article 21 of Constitution of India recognized, subject to reasonable restrictions, in line with Sunil Batra precedent.

The Public Interest Litigation was filed by a registered society and an under-trial prisoner challenging the communication dated 24th August 2015 issu...

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Bombay High Court Awards Compensation for Medical Negligence in Municipal Hospital - Extravasation Injury Leads to Loss of Fingers. Hospital Staff's Failure to Monitor IV Line Constitutes Negligence, Municipal Corporation Held Vicariously Liable.

The petitioner, Umakant Kisan Mane, was admitted to Rajawadi Municipal Hospital on 1st October 2002 following a convulsion. An intravenous line was st...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Writ Petitions Challenging Government Order on Health Department as Arbitrary. The Petitions Invoke Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India to Quash the Order Dated 14.05.2025 for Violation of Natural Justice and Fundamental Rights.

The petitioners, including Jagadeesha Moger and others, filed a series of writ petitions before the High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, under Arti...

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Bombay High Court Examines Disciplinary Jurisdiction of Medical Council of India Over Doctors in Maharashtra Medical Council Act Challenge. Court Considers Whether MCI Has Power to Remove Names from State Register and Whether Natural Justice Was Violated.

These writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenge orders passed by the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Maharashtra ...

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Bombay High Court Allows In-Service Doctor to Pursue Post-Graduation Despite Pending Departmental Enquiry. Denial of No Objection Certificate solely on ground of pending disciplinary proceedings held arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of Constitution.

The petitioner, Dr. Kailash Kashinathrao Pawar, a Medical Officer (Group A) at Late Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Bhiwandi, applied for a No Object...

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Madras High Court Allows Appointment of Sole Arbitrator in Hospital-Doctor Dispute Under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Court holds that existence of arbitration clause and prima facie disputes are sufficient for appointment, leaving merits to arbitrator.

The petitioner, MIOT Hospitals Private Limited, filed a petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking appointment...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Chargesheet Against Doctor in Medical Negligence Case Due to Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Criminal proceedings for alleged negligence during emergency surgery set aside as doctor was a public servant acting in discharge of official duty.

The petitioner, Dr. Dilip Amonkar, a Professor and Head of the Department of Surgery at Goa Medical College, was chargesheeted in connection with the ...

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Bombay High Court Permits Medical Termination Beyond 20 Weeks Under MTP Act's Section 5. Court Holds That Section 5 Not Restricted to Life-Threatening Cases, Encompasses Grave Injury to Health, and Lays Down Guidelines for Future Cases.

The Bombay High Court heard three writ petitions filed by pregnant women whose pregnancies had exceeded 20 weeks, seeking permission to undergo medica...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Doctor for Failure to Report Sexual Abuse — Section 21 POCSO Act Requires Actual Knowledge of Offence, Not Mere Suspicion. Doctor Treating Minor for Pregnancy Without Knowledge of Sexual Assault Cannot Be Prosecuted Under Section 21 of POCSO Act.

The petitioner, Dr. Chandrashekar T.B., a doctor and accused No. 8 in Special Case No. 44/2023, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of th...