Prasoon Kumar Mishra

There are so many laws and rules and regulation for doctors. But the doctors starting his profession in India must know following laws related to their profession. 1. Consumer Protection Act 2. The Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 and 3. The Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations 2000 The first law is Consumer Protection Act, as the doctors services are covered under this Act and they are liable for any sort of negligence and deficiency in their service and therefore liable for damage and compensation for their act. Therefore they must know about this act and should be very cautious at the time of treatment to their patients. Some time a fake case is also filed against doctor in greed of money, so he must be very vigilant and be ready to counter the fake his with their medico legal scientific evidence. Pre-conception or Pre-natal Sex determination is an offence in India as per The Pre-natal D...

Social media is an excellent marketing / communication channel because it provides the ability to connect and engage directly with fans and customers online. Law is almost entirely a relationship based business / profession, which infect called as calling, so this interactivity can be particularly powerful for attorneys. So every one now want to establish a presence on major social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. However, lawyers are held to a higher ethical standard than most other professions, and social media comes with some potential ethical traps for the unwary attorney. For that we have to go through the Bar Council of India Rules 36 under Section IV, which is of prime importance and states as follows:- An advocate shall not solicit work or advertise in any manner. He shall not promote himself by circulars, advertisements, touts, personal communications, interviews other than through personal relations, furnishing or inspiring newspaper...

The provision of law regarding disentitle an advocate suffering from Covid-19 to practice is given in Chapter III , condition to right to practice under its Rule 8 of Bar Council of India Rules, which is stated below. 8. No advocate shall be entitled to practice if in the opinion of the Council he is suffering fro such contagious disease as make the practice of law a hazard to the health of others. This disqualification shall last for such period as the council direct from time to time.                                                                               Thus Bar Council entitled to disqualify...

To remove the difficulties of the litigants for filing petitions/applications/suits/ appeals/all other proceedings arising out of COVID-19 virus in the country, Supreme Court has taken cognizance SUO MOTU   in WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No(s).3/2020 comprising CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE  ,  HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO   and   HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT and passed the order dated 23-03-2020 and ordered that a period of limitation in all such proceedings, irrespective of the limitation prescribed under the general law or Special Laws whether condonable or not shall stand extended w.e.f. 15th March 2020 till further order/s to be passed by this Court in present proceedings. Supreme Court passed this order exercising   power under Article 142 read with Article 141 of the Constitution of India and declare that this order is a binding order within the meaning of Article 141 on all Courts/Tribunals and authorities.     ...