Delimiting Civil Negligence and Criminal Culpability of a Doctor

A medical professional is expected to possess certain minimum standards of skill and training besides essential medical knowledge in order to perform technical medical treatments that involve critical questions affecting vital organs of the human body. While inspecting instances of medical negligence, in addition to finding whether the concerned medical practitioner possesses a professional medical degree, it is imperative to ascertain if he or she has attained the degree of due care established by law. This article provides a brief view whether the act of doctors comes within the frontiers of the Consumer Protection Act. It also highlights a question whether relief that can be granted for deficiency in service in the form of compensation.