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flag India's Supreme Court seeks responses on petition to exclude doctors from consumer protection law, citing concerns over litigation and medical practice integrity.

flag The Supreme Court has asked the Union Health and Consumer Affairs ministries and the National Medical Commission to respond to a petition seeking to exclude doctors from the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. flag The Association of Healthcare Providers (India) and a former doctor argue that medical practice is based on trust and professional judgment, not commercial exchange, and that consumer court cases have led to defensive medicine and excessive litigation. flag They cite a 1995 ruling that included medical services under consumer law but say recent developments warrant reconsideration. flag The case, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, could reshape how medical negligence claims are handled in India.

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