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dc.contributor.authorRam Mohan, M. P.-
dc.contributor.authorRaj, Vishakha-
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-31T05:00:01Z-
dc.date.available2021-05-31T05:00:01Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationRaj, V., & Ram Mohan, M. P. (2019). Medical negligence and law: application of the Bolam and Bolitho rules in India. Economic & Political Weekly, 54(42), 45-52. Available at https://www.epw.in/journal/2019/42/special-articles/ medical-negligence-and-law.html?0=ip_login_no_cache%3D1feadae39aec8ecb0ca842c6bc995047en_US
dc.identifier.issn00129976 (Print)-
dc.identifier.issn23498846 (Online)-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11718/23962-
dc.description.abstractIndia has adopted the Bolam rule from the United Kingdom and has been using it to adjudicate cases of medical negligence. The evolution of the Bolam rule in the UK as well as the way the rule is applied in India by the Supreme Court reflects a balance between judicial intervention and deference to medical expertise. Although it is settled that it is the courts and not medical experts who must finally decide on whether the conduct of a doctor is negligent, the standards to be used when evaluating expert evidence and the extent to which such cases must be deferred to are evolving. The Supreme Court has not clearly stated the judicial standard against which it will test these differing opinions of medical experts and has not been consistent in its willingness to do so. Therefore, the application of the Bolam rule in India has been inconsistent and this is likely to have an impact on the decisions made by medical practitioners.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEconomic & Political Weeklyen_US
dc.subjectMedical negligenceen_US
dc.subjectLawen_US
dc.subjectBolam rulesen_US
dc.subjectBolitho rulesen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.titleMedical negligence and law: application of the Bolam and Bolitho rules in Indiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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