Indian Medical Association v. V. P. Shantha

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:area gptkb:Consumer_protection_law
Medical law
gptkbp:citation (1995) 6 SCC 651
AIR 1996 SC 550
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 1995-11-13
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:effect Doctors and hospitals can be sued for deficiency in service under the Consumer Protection Act
gptkbp:heldBy Medical services are included under the definition of 'service' in the Consumer Protection Act, 1986
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian Medical Association v. V. P. Shantha
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Indian_Medical_Association
V. P. Shantha
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Kuldip_Singh
B. L. Hansaria
S. Sagir Ahmad
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legalIssue Whether medical services fall under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986
gptkbp:predecessor Consumer rights in medical negligence cases in India
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6