Bombay High Court to pass order in plea seeking stricter laws to protect doctors
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The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stated it should pass an order in a plea seeking stricter laws and laws to protect doctors from being attacked and assaulted by members of the family of sufferers.
A division Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G.S. Kulkarni was listening to a public curiosity litigation (PIL) filed by one Dr. Rajeev Joshi, seeking orders from the court docket to protect doctors from being attacked.
Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni knowledgeable the court docket that complaints by doctors could be booked below the Indian Penal Code and complaints of medical negligence {and professional} misconduct towards doctors could be registered by the skilled cell constituted to protect doctors from unverified complaints.
In the final listening to, Mr. Kumbhakoni had stated there’s an skilled committee consisting of specialists from the medical area, senior law enforcement officials, and stakeholders at district degree. He additionally stated that the unique regulation can be repealed, and a recent regulation can be enacted.
The court docket stated amending or repealing the regulation is a call. We shouldn’t have a number of committees for the aim of submitting a FIR. There is usually a preliminary inquiry earlier than registering the FIR.
In the final listening to on Tuesday the court docket had steered trying on the West Bengal regulation that protects doctors. It stated, “The law bars civil suits so the judiciary will be less burdened.” After listening to all of the arguments, the court docket stated it should pass an order in this matter.
The PIL alleges that Maharashtra witnesses a most variety of such situations of violence. According to the plea, the Maharashtra authorities had failed to implement the Maharashtra Medicare Service, Persons and Medicare Institutions (Prevention of violence and injury or lack of property) Act, 2010, to curb such situations.
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