About the Book : Law and the Doctor
Why Read this Book? The book views the changing interface between law and
medicine. The doctors, who were once worshiped as Gods, are increasingly being
looked upon as mere men serving their personal ends. Any instance of failure of
treatment is attributed to negligence and carelessness on the part of the
doctors. With the inclusion of doctors within the ambit of Consumer Protection
Act, complaints against them are rising. Doctors now feel gullible and somewhat
threatened. This book analyses the types of complaints made in the courts
against different specialists, and the decisions of the courts. The aim