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The Kerala High Court has highlighted a major gap in the system that threatens fairness in medical negligence trials. In two separate petitions, doctors under investigation for alleged negligence (chargeable under Section 304A of IPC) complained that they were never given the chance to present their defense before expert committees. The judges stressed that without clear rules, doctors are left unable to hear or see expert findings—stripping them of a fair trial .
To address this, the court has tasked Advocate S. Akash as amicus curiae to help draft formal guidelines. These rules are expected to ensure that doctors are first heard by the committee, then provided with its written report, and finally given an opportunity to challenge it in court if unsatisfied.
The bench has asked the additional director general of prosecution to propose the framework and content of these new procedures. A follow-up hearing has been scheduled for mid‑July to assess the draft guidelines. This oversight marks a significant step to safeguard doctors’ rights and improve transparency in medical negligence proceedings.
Thiruvananthapuram: KIMSHEALTH doctors successfully conducted minimally invasive surgery to remove a tumor from the adrenal gland of an 11-month-old child from Kollam who had been experiencing incessant crying.
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Kochi: Doctors at the VPS Lakeshore hospital achieved success by performing the inaugural endo-robotic surgery on a 75-year-old woman. This helped Devakiamma to eradicate her throat cancer and lead a healthy life.
എറണാകുളം: കേരള സമൂഹത്തെ അക്ഷരാർത്ഥത്തിൽ ഞെട്ടിച്ച ഡോക്ടർ വന്ദനയുടെ മരണത്തിൻറെ മുറിവ് ഉണങ്ങുന്നതിന് മുൻപ് വീണ്ടും ഡോക്ടർക്ക് നേരെ ആക്രമണം. എറണാകുളം ജനറൽ ആശുപത്രിയിൽ ഇക്കഴിഞ്ഞ ശനിയാഴ്ച്ച പുലർച്ചെ ആയിരുന്നു സംഭവം. ജനറൽ ആശുപത്രിയിൽ ഹൗസ് സർജൻസി ചെയ്യുകയായിരുന്ന ഡോക്ടർ ഹാരിഷ് മുഹമ്മദ് (25) ആണ് ആക്രമണത്തിന് ഇരയായത്. ശനിയാഴ്ച്ച പുലർച്ചെ 1.30നു ഡ്യൂട്ടി സമയത്തിനിടെ ലഭിച്ച ഇടവേളയിൽ ആശുപത്രിയിലെ കഫെറ്റീരിയയിൽ പോയതായിരുന്നു യുവ ഡോക്ടർ.
Mass Transfer of Doctors Fails to Solve Healthcare Issues
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