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Episode: Should doctors be kept out of the Consumer Protection Act? | The Hindu parley podcast
Description: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ruled that advocates cannot be held liable under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, for deficiency in service. The Court also indicated that its 1995 decision that held medical professionals accountable under the Act may need to be revisited. It suggested that the definition of the term ‘services’ under the Act, which includes the medical sector, be re-examined. The issue will be placed before a larger Bench.Should doctors, like lawyers, be kept out of the Consumer Protection Act? Here we discuss the question.Guests: Rajeshwari Sekar, a medico-legal expert in Chennai with...