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V. Kishan Rao v. N. Bhaskar Rao

Supreme Court of India · (2010) 5 SCC 696 · 2010

medical negligence standard of care reasonable practitioner compensation

Held: Clarified the standard of care for medical negligence cases in India.

Ratio decidendi

Medical negligence is established when the doctor's conduct falls below the standard of a reasonably competent practitioner in the same field.