During the discussion on the bills in the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah made an important statement. He said that doctors will not be held guilty in the death of a patient due to medical negligence. Earlier, cases were registered against doctors in such cases.
IMA had given the proposal
Shah said that this decision has been taken keeping in mind the demand made by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). IMA had made an old demand that cases should not be filed against doctors on the death of the patient.
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All three bills passed from the lower house
The Indian Judicial Code Bill, the Indian Civil Defense Code Bill, and the Indian Evidence Bill have been passed by the Lok Sabha. The purpose of these bills is to free people from the colonial mentality and its symbols.
Questions are being raised over the passage of this bill amid the absence of opposition MPs. The change is proposed to replace the British-era laws like the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act.
