Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 526 · Decided 10 December 2002
MR. "X" v. Hospital "Z"
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 526 · [2002] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 661
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4641/1998
- Decided
- 10 December 2002
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, P. VENKATARAMA REDDI, ARUN KUMAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21, 32
Headnote
Medical Ethics-Right to privacy: A B P.erson suffering from AIDS/HIV(+ )-Disclosure of the factum of disease C 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 other aspects­ Writ petition filed for setting aside the judgment-Converting into I.A. the D Court held, such observations unrelated to the issue that arose except to the extent of holding that appellant's right was not affected in any manner in revealing his HIV(+) status to the relative of
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