Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 139 · Decided 2 May 1968
Laxman Balkrishna Joshi v. Trimbak Bapu Godbole and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 139 · [1969] 1 S.C.R. 206
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 547/1965
- Decided
- 2 May 1968
- Bench
- R.S. BACHAWAT, J.M. SHELAT, A.N. GROVER (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
JOSHI A v. TRIMBAK RAPU GODROl,E AND ANR. May 2, 1968 [R. S. BACHAWAT, J. M. SHELAT AND A. N. GROVER, JJ.) B Tort-l'l/egliRence of S11rgeon. A person v.·ho holds himself out ready to give medical advice and tn!"•tment impliedly holds forth that he is possessed of skill and to give, and a duty C of care 111 the adm1n1stration of that treatment. A breach of any of these duties r.nve-; a right of action of ne,:?:ligence against him. The medi- cal practitioner h;-is a discretion in choosing the treatment \\1hich he pro­ poses to give co the patient and such
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