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Bombay High Court Awards Compensation to Widow and Children for Death of Patient in Mental Hospital Due to Negligence. State Held Vicariously Liable for Failure to Provide Adequate Staff and Security at Yerwada Mental Hospital.

The petitioners, the widow and two children of a deceased man, filed a writ petition seeking compensation from the State of Maharashtra and its office...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Doctor in Medical Negligence Case — Lack of Expert Opinion and Criminal Intent. Complaint under Section 338 IPC fails as essential ingredients of grievous hurt by rash or negligent act not established without expert evidence.

The petitioner, a practicing ophthalmologist, challenged the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, which upheld the Magistrate's order issu...

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Supreme Court Upholds Gauhati High Court Decision Striking Down Assam Rural Health Regulatory Authority Act, 2004 for Repugnancy with Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. Diploma in Medicine and Rural Health Care Held to Be a Medical Qualification Requiring Central Permission Under Section 10A of IMC Act.

The case involves appeals against the Gauhati High Court's judgment striking down the Assam Rural Health Regulatory Authority Act, 2004. The Assam Act...

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High Court of Judicature at Madras Hears Writ Petition on Denial of Nativity Certificate to Disabled Candidate for Public Employment. The Case Involves Interpretation of G.O.Ms.No.48 on Nativity by Birth and Application of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 for Reasonable Accommodation.

The petitioner, a person with 40% locomotor disability, was born in Puducherry on 04.10.1992 and completed his education there, including a B.Tech fro...

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Bombay High Court Grants Compensation for Custodial Death Due to Negligence in Medical Treatment - Undertrial Prisoner Died from Lack of Timely Medical Care Despite Requests. State Liable for Violation of Article 21 for Failure to Provide Medical Treatment to Prisoner Suffering from Spondylosis.

The petitioners, being the parents, widow, and minor children of the deceased Pratap Kute, an undertrial prisoner who died in custody, filed a writ pe...

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High Court of Karnataka Appoints Wife as Guardian of Comatose Husband and Directs Banks to Release Funds for Treatment and Livelihood. Court exercises parens patriae jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to appoint guardian for incapacitated person and issue mandamus to banks.

The petitioner, Sandya Anilkumar, wife of Dr. Anil Kumar H.V., filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 53-A CrPC for Medical Examination of Accused in Rape Cases. Challenge to police notice for medical examination dismissed as Section 53-A is not violative of Article 20(3) or Article 21 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Shreemad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shree Shree Raghaveshwara Bharati Swamiji, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the C...