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1 - 10 of 45 (0.54 seconds)Section 17 in The Income Tax Act, 1961 [Entire Act]
The Income Tax Act, 1961
Indian Medical Association vs V.P. Shantha & Ors on 13 November, 1995
32) In the case of Indian Medical Association Vs.
V.P. Shantha and Ors reported in AIR 1996 Supreme
Court, 550 what was adjudicated by the Court is why
doctors and medical professionals were brought within the
purview of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and in
relation to the services rendered by them. The argument
was that the Consumer Protection Act defines the term
"service" in Section 2 (1) (o) of the Consumer Protection
Act, 1986. A doctor patient relationship is of mutual trust
and confidence. A doctor cannot be said to be a servant of
the patient. Neither the patient can be termed as his master.