Medical negligence & law in Indian context

Health and life are prime importance of human being. So, it is the duty of health professional to provide the bess possible health care to his patient. When the patient ii paying for it, he has every right to complain against the deficient or wrong treatment provided to him. Now due to enactment of Consumer Protection Act, increasing commercialization of health care facilities and increasing awareness among the public, medical negligence suits are on rise. This has triggered irrational panic among medical professionals. Judgments of the Supreme Court of India on various medical negligence cases show that doctoc cannot be punished without undoubted evidence against him. In this paper, the authors have emphasized the heed for correct interpretation of various aspecttsf Consumer Protection Act along with some important judgments of the Supreme Court of India.