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Is it obligatory on the part of the doctors to provide , immediate medical aid?

April 26, 2017aid doctors immediate medical obligatory

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Is it obligatory on the part of the doctors to provide , immediate medical aid?

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A. Yes. In accordance with the Supreme Court directions in Pt. Parmanand Katara’s case (AIR 1989 SC 20) it is obligatory for every doctor be it in Government or private hospital to extend immediate medical aid to the accident victims without insisting on Police Report/Records. Besides, the Court in series of cases held the right to health care a fundamental right of citizens under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.