Ascendency Of Arbitration In The Medical Field

Akanksha J Jain, KLE Society's Law College

Medicine and Law are the ones that affect humanity through their essence of work. Art of Justice and Art of Healing goes hand in hand when performed for the advancement of society. India has been pioneering in delivering justice and health from the beginning, followed by ethics and traditional methods. With increasing technology, it is also necessary for professional workers to secure their rights and provide justice in this growing world, and also for the ones who are the victims of medical negligence. One of the ways to do it is through arbitration, wherein medical negligence or clinical negligence occurs, and going for a criminal suit will take years together for relief for either of the parties. The demand for arbitration in medico-legal cases has been increasing lately since the law does not clearly offer comprehensive rules and regulations for medical practice so it is necessary for the hospitals and patients to have the option of alternative dispute resolutions which will give out fair and adequate results for the victim in the scenario. Needless to say, Doctors are an integral part of any country, so it is extremely important that their rights and duties are protected by the word of law, which goes arm in arm with the medico-legal cases in the present time.