Main reasons for the rise in medical litigation cases are: greater consumer awareness, flexible consumer forums, cost involved in medical services, and litigant mindset among the populace. A recent survey carried out by National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, has pointed out four reasons for the rise in medical litigation in India. These include greater consumer awareness, flexible consumer forums, cost involved in medical services, and litigant mindset among the populace. There is a steady increase in the number of recorded cases of medical litigation in the country.
Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of their rights, duties and responsibilities, and are ready to fight out any deficiency in service delivery mechanisms. Flexibility and ease provided by consumer forums to file a complaint before the consumer courts too has aided this trend. Unlike moving a…
