FIR Ordered Against Two Doctors Including One from Fortis for Alleged Surgery Without Consent: Karnataka High Court

In a significant judgment, the Karnataka High Court has directed the police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against two doctors from private hospitals, including Fortis Hospital, for alleged medical negligence involving unauthorized surgeries. The Court emphasized the breach of sanctity in medical care as a grave violation of human dignity and ordered the investigation to proceed under criminal law. The case arose from allegations that a man’s father…