{
  "id": 17747157,
  "title": "Delhi High Court seeks report on qualifications of two doctors accused of mishandling child",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/delhi-high-court-seeks-report-on-qualifications-of-two-doctors-17747157",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-02T05:05:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-high-court-seeks-report-on-qualifications-of-two-doctors-accused-of-mishandling-child/article71653076.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Delhi High Court has requested the National Medical Commission (NMC) and the Delhi government's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to submit a joint inquiry report on the medical qualifications of two doctors facing allegations of mishandling a child during treatment. The order was passed on October 30 by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, following a contempt petition filed by the child's mother, Sapna Jain, on behalf of her minor son. The petition claims that the child suffered severe brain damage due to improper treatment by the two doctors, who misrepresented themselves as super-specialists while working in the Neonatal ICU of Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh. The doctors are now accused of treating the child in a permanent vegetative state with conditions such as West Syndrome, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy, causing him ongoing severe pain and suffering. The High Court previously sought affidavits in March 2025 to verify whether the doctors' qualifications entitled them to practice specialization in the country. In May 2026, the court extended the deadline for the inquiry to July 24, 2026, but the report has not been submitted, leading to the current contempt petition. The court has rescheduled the hearing for December 16 to address the delay in providing a clear and conclusive report on the doctors' qualifications.",
  "summary": "Justice Neena Bansal Krishna passed the order on October 30 while hearing a contempt petition filed by the child’s mother",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}