Supreme CourtSupreme Court of IndiaKusum Sharma v. Batra Hospital: the Supreme Court's checklist for medical negligenceDecided in February 2010, a two-judge bench consolidated the standard of care in medical negligence into a structured set of principles, building on Bolam and Jacob Mathew, and dismissed a consumer complaint over a fatal adrenal-tumour surgery.Valkya Editorial·10 Jul 2026·7 min