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Rethinking medical liability in India: Supreme Court’s call for judicial review and ongoing uncertainty

The landmark 1995 judgment by the Supreme Court of India included doctors within the purview of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) 1986, hinting that other professions, including legal services, could also fall under its ambit. However, in 2024, the apex court ruled...

Psychiatric ‘care’ and the question of consent

Wipond R. Your Consent Is Not Required: The Rise in Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment, and Abusive Guardianships. Dallas, TX: BenBella Books; 2023. 304 pages. ISBN: 9781637741481.

Medicolegal response to domestic violence cases: Qualitative insights from a tertiary care hospital in West Delhi, India

Background: Domestic violence is a pervasive public health issue in India, significantly impacting women's health and well-being. Disclosures of domestic violence frequently occur during healthcare encounters, making hospitals and related settings critical spaces f...

Captive bodies, defiant voices: Political Prisoners in Indian Jails

Neeta Kolhatkar, The Feared: Conversations With Eleven Political Prisoners. India: Simon and Schuster India and Yoda Press LLP 2024, 240 Pages, ISBN: 9788198200369

Profits over people?

Anant Phadke, Why Medicines are so Costly in India, Publisher: The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, Policy Watch no. 20, 2024. pages 36. Available free online from: https://www.thehinducentre.com/publications/policy-watch/why-medicines-are-so-costly-in-...

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