Supreme Court of India
Mr. "x" v. Hospital "z"
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We hold that the observations made by this Court, except to the extent of holding as stated earlier that the appellant's right was not affected in any manner in revealing his HIV positive status to the relatives of his fiancee, are uncalled for.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
Medical Ethics-Right to privacy: P.erson suffering from AIDS/HIV(+ )-Disclosure of the factum of disease to the relatives of fiancee by the hospital authority-Complaint against Hospital dismissed by National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-S.L.P. disposed of by Supreme Court without hearing any party upholding the order of Commission-The Court made certain observationi; touching other aspects Writ petition filed for setting aside the judgment-Converting into I. . the Court held, such observations unrelated to the issue that arose except to the extent of holding that appellant's right
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