European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

The field of medicine bridges the fractures between science and society. Due to the growing
commercialization of everything, doctors are no longer concerned with their patients'
health and safety but are just considering them as money-minting machines. As a
consequence, doctors are failing to observe the due caution and standard of care. The law
relating to Medical Negligence is well settled, and a remedy can be sought under Tort,
Criminal, and Civil law. Apart from these, a patient is ipso facto a consumer, and thus a
treatment under the consumer laws can also be sought. This work aims to analyze the
concept of Medical negligence vis-à-vis the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 in its various
dimensions. A patient being a consumer also possesses certain rights. This work also
enumerates certain primary rights that every patient has as a consumer, in the author's
opinion.