The Supreme Court of India, in a judgment delivered on May 6, 2026, has set aside a High Court order that had restored a three-month removal of a senior pediatrician’s name from the Indian Medical Register. Invoking its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Bench reduced the penalty to a “censure/warning,” noting
SC Converts 3-Month Removal From Medical Register Into Warning; Finds Doctor Punished on Charge Not Mentioned in Show Cause Notice
