• 21 Apr, 2026

Landmark Judgements

Doctors Beware: Kerala High Court Rules Missing Pre Anaesthetic Check Up as Criminal Negligence

In a landmark decision that has sent ripples through India’s medical community, the Kerala High Court has clearly stated that failure to conduct a proper pre anaesthetic check up amounts to gross medical negligence. The court refused relief to an anaesthetist booked under Section 106 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita for causing death by negligence.

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Supreme Court of India’s Landmark Verdict: “Operating Surgeon Is the Best Judge of Procedure” – Criminal Case Against Paediatric Surgeon Quashed After 20 Years

Supreme Court of India has quashed criminal proceedings against a paediatric surgeon who performed an orchidectomy on a 1.5 year old toddler nearly two decades ago. The apex court’s April 6, 2026 ruling (2026 INSC 319) sends a clear message: the operating surgeon is the best judge of the procedure to be adopted during surgery, especially when faced with medical exigencies.

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