Whenever any medicolegal case beholds the irony of truth, the concept of medical negligence becomes the central concept. It becomes very important to understand medical negligence because even if the doctor restraint themselves still they are somehow closely attached to it. The concept comes under the common law of torts, Indian Penal Code and law of contracts. It can be broadly classified as: Gross Negligence: Medicolegal cases where the act of negligence easily comes into notice can be easily deducible with very less requirement of proof. Such cases are very tough to defend as the negligence is very palpable.
E.g. Amputing wrong leg, wrong administration of the drug for a known allergy. Subtle/Complicated Negligence: There are two subdivisions based on the act of negligence: 1. Act of commission: Medical negligence cases where a doctor carries out prudent yet reasonable…
