Legal

Evie Toombes, a star show-jumper from the United Kingdom filed a case against her mother's doctor, Dr. Philip Mitchell as she was born with spina bifida. He advised her to take folic acid supplements to reduce the risk of spina bifida from affecting the baby. However, this would mean that Evie would never have been born. Furthermore, the London High Court awarded Evie the right to a huge payout. 

The Supreme Court on November 30 said if a patient didn't survive, the doctor cannot be held guilty of medical negligence. It said while observing an order of a Consumer Court, in which it ordered Bombay hospital and Medical Research Centre to pay Rs 14.18 lakh to the deceased patients' family for unsuccessful surgeries. The Court also added that no professional can assure a patient's life after a surgical procedure. 

The government of Himachal Pradesh has dismissed senior civil judge Gaurav Sharma on the recommendations of the high court due to corruption charges. Sharma was the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) of Sundernagar in Mandi district. Reportedly, he was caught red-handed while taking a bribe of Rs 40,000 bribe from a local resident, four years ago. On July 6, 2017, the court proposed to hold an inquiry against Sharma.

The Union Bank of India (UBI) has been imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for not complying with certain provisions of its directions. The directions include RBI (Fraud- Classification, and Reporting by commercial banks and select FIs) Directions 2016 and Guidelines on Sale of Stressed Assets by Banks. The penalty has been imposed as per the Banking Regulation Act 1949.

In Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, section 144 has been been imposed on November 28. The announcement came after a right-wing group reportedly said they'll install an idol of Lord Krishna in the Shahi Eidgah on December 6. ''No one will be allowed to do any mischief,'' said Gaurav Grover, SSP. Notably, a local court is already listening to the petitions pertaining to the removal of the 17th-century mosque.