Supreme Court On Negligence

The Supreme Court on Friday said a doctor can be held liable for negligence only when there was no requisite qualification and skill, or a failure to exercise reasonable expertise during treatment.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in his petition to the Supreme Court seeking an extension of his interim bail by seven days, has alleged that he suffered medical complications due to the callousness and negligence of Tihar Jail authorities.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed both the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force to pay Rs 1.54 crore in compensation for their medical negligence to the ex-Air Force officer who contracted HIV/AIDS during a blood transfusion in 2002.

It sounds "completely preposterous" that a telephone wire carried 11KV current without melting on contact, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while setting aside the conviction of two persons who were sentenced in a case of causing death by negligence

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that even death of a patient cannot, on the face of it, be considered to be medical negligence.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought to know from Delhi government about the status of construction of second trauma Centre at Dwarka here out of Rs 60 crores deposited as fine by real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, convicted for negligence in 1997 Uphaar theatre fire tragedy case.

The Supreme Court has held that hotels cannot deny compensation under the garb of "owner's risk" clause to its guest or visitors for theft of vehicle parked through its staff or valet. The top court has held that the burden of proof lies on the hotel to explain that any loss or damage caused to the vehicles parked was not on account of negligence o...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on Maharashtra's slum rehabilitation authority (SRA) for trying to "shrug off" their responsibility in ensuring compliance of an Act meant for welfare of building and construction workers in Mumbai.

The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea by Gopal Ansal, 69, owner of the Uphaar cinema where 59 people were killed in a fire, to seek parity with his elder brother who was spared a jail term earlier this month because of his age. The top court had, on February 9, held the two brothers guilty of causing death due to negligence but only sentence...

The Supreme Court today said it hoped the Attorney General will impress upon authorities concerned to revisit the provisions of law pertaining to punishment for rash and negligent driving.

The Supreme Court today declined the CBI's plea to put forward its arguments on the period of sentence for Ansal brothers - Sushil and Gopal - following their conviction for negligence in 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy which claimed 59 lives.

The rich and mighty escape with lesser punishment in rash driving cases, the Supreme Court today said, and asked the Centre to work on a tougher law.

It was in March last year that the conviction of businessmen Sushil and Gopal Ansal was upheld by the Supreme Court for criminal negligence leading to the Uphaar cinema fire tragedy which killed 59 people and injured hundred others in 1997.

Departmental proceedings against a government employee for grave misconduct and negligence do not come to an end with his retirement and can continue even after that, the Supreme Court has held.

A blogger is entitled to the same free speech protections as a traditional journalist and cannot be liable for defamation unless she acted negligently, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.

The Supreme Court on Friday said a doctor can be held liable for negligence only when there was no requisite qualification and skill, or a failure to exercise reasonable expertise during treatment.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in his petition to the Supreme Court seeking an extension of his interim bail by seven days, has alleged that he suffered medical complications due to the callousness and negligence of Tihar Jail authorities.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed both the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force to pay Rs 1.54 crore in compensation for their medical negligence to the ex-Air Force officer who contracted HIV/AIDS during a blood transfusion in 2002.

It sounds "completely preposterous" that a telephone wire carried 11KV current without melting on contact, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while setting aside the conviction of two persons who were sentenced in a case of causing death by negligence

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that even death of a patient cannot, on the face of it, be considered to be medical negligence.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought to know from Delhi government about the status of construction of second trauma Centre at Dwarka here out of Rs 60 crores deposited as fine by real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, convicted for negligence in 1997 Uphaar theatre fire tragedy case.

The Supreme Court has held that hotels cannot deny compensation under the garb of "owner's risk" clause to its guest or visitors for theft of vehicle parked through its staff or valet. The top court has held that the burden of proof lies on the hotel to explain that any loss or damage caused to the vehicles parked was not on account of negligence o...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on Maharashtra's slum rehabilitation authority (SRA) for trying to "shrug off" their responsibility in ensuring compliance of an Act meant for welfare of building and construction workers in Mumbai.

The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea by Gopal Ansal, 69, owner of the Uphaar cinema where 59 people were killed in a fire, to seek parity with his elder brother who was spared a jail term earlier this month because of his age. The top court had, on February 9, held the two brothers guilty of causing death due to negligence but only sentence...

The Supreme Court today said it hoped the Attorney General will impress upon authorities concerned to revisit the provisions of law pertaining to punishment for rash and negligent driving.

The Supreme Court today declined the CBI's plea to put forward its arguments on the period of sentence for Ansal brothers - Sushil and Gopal - following their conviction for negligence in 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy which claimed 59 lives.

The rich and mighty escape with lesser punishment in rash driving cases, the Supreme Court today said, and asked the Centre to work on a tougher law.

It was in March last year that the conviction of businessmen Sushil and Gopal Ansal was upheld by the Supreme Court for criminal negligence leading to the Uphaar cinema fire tragedy which killed 59 people and injured hundred others in 1997.

Departmental proceedings against a government employee for grave misconduct and negligence do not come to an end with his retirement and can continue even after that, the Supreme Court has held.

A blogger is entitled to the same free speech protections as a traditional journalist and cannot be liable for defamation unless she acted negligently, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.