Supreme Court of India

Poonam Verma v. Ashwin Patel & Ors.

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 671
Bench Kuldip Singh and Saghir Ahmad JJ.
Decided 10 May 1996

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We are of the view that in order to do complete justice between E the parties, it is necessary to have opinion from eminent doctors on the basis of the material which is on the record.

Judgment, page 23

From the headnote

Tarts : Negligence-Doctor holding Diploma in Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery registered under Bombay Homoeopathic Practitioners Act, 1959-Specific mandate under S. 20(12)(a) thereof that such registered prac­ titioner "shall practice Homoeopathy only''-Administration of Allopathic medicine-Death of patient-Held : doctor not qualified to practice Al­ lopathy-Hence, a quack-Having entered prohibited field of Al/apathy in contravention of statui01y provisions was liable to be prosecuted under S. 15(3) of Indian Medical Council Ac' 1956-Was guilty of negligence per se-In the circumstances of

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