Progressive State Like Andhra Pradesh Has No Bone-Marrow Transplant Program!!: High Court Slams Govt Over Lack of Facilities

The Andhra Pradesh High Court sought an affidavit from the State on the absence of Bone Marrow Transplantation facilities in government hospitals after reviewing a PIL, expressing surprise that a progressive State like Andhra Pradesh still lacks such essential treatment services.

Encourages Defensive Medical Practice: Plea Filed in Supreme Court to Exempt Doctors from Consumer Protection Act

Today, On 10th February, A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to exclude doctors from liability under the Consumer Protection Act. The petition claims applying consumer law to medical services encourages defensive medical practice and says better mechanisms exist to assess negligence.