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Continuous Treatment Trumps the Calendar: The Madras High Court Dismantles the "Hyper-Technical" Limitation Defense in Medical Negligence

There is a recurring, almost mechanical strategy deployed by hospital defence counsel in medical negligence cases: the moment a consumer complaint is filed, point to the date of the patient’s initial discharge, invoke the strict two-year limitation p...

12 Apr 2026Consumer Protection Act 2019, Medical Negligence
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The "Continuous Treatment" Trap: Why Hospitals Can’t Hide Behind Section 69 When Corrective Surgeries Fail

The Hook: When Does the Clock Actually Start Ticking? In medical negligence cases, Section 69 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, is the standard shield for defending hospitals. The two-year limitation period is usually calculated from the date of ...

11 Apr 2026Medical Negligence, Consumer Protection Act 2019

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