Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 720 · Decided 13 November 1995
Indian Medical Association v. V.P. Shantha and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 720 · [1995] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 110
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 688/1993
- Decided
- 13 November 1995
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, S.C. AGRAWAL, B.L. HANSARIA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 265, 14, 19(1)(g); Consumer Protection Act Section 2(i)(o), 2(1)(o)
Headnote
Consumer Protection Act. 1986. Ss. 2(1)(o), (c), (d), (g) and 14-Scope of 'Service' in the light of the C definition 'consumer' and other relevant provisions of the Act-Remedy against malpractice or negligence by Medical Practitioners, hospitals and nursing homes in the process of consultation, charge to everybody availing the se1vices they do not fall under the definition 'se1vice'-'--But where charges are required to be paid by eve1ybody or payable by those who could afford and D not by those who could not such medical se1vice rendered would constitute 'Se1vice'-Payment of token
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