Doctors need not fear now while treating MLCs
By Vikas Vaidya Remember? When Sanjay Dutt in ‘Munnabhai MBBS’ asks doctor to treat seriously injured patient, he asks to fill up the form. Dutt being hero of the movie forces the doctor to take the patient. But practically speaking no doctor could dare to treat the person of medico-legal case due to the fear of visiting court frequently. Now, Dr Vedprakash Mishra committee has come out with the proforma, filling which doctors need not visit court, plus they would happily treat such patients. Doctors heaved a sigh of relief after the passage of 11 years when Supreme Court delivered the judgement in Parmanand Katara verses Union of India. It may be noted that in the case of Pt. Parmanand Katara v. Union of India, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has submitted and that has been recorded in the judgment of the Supreme Court as under: “It is further submitted that it is for the Government of India to take necessary and immediate steps to amend various provisions of law which come i...