Ordering CBI Investigation cannot be Challenged by Prospective Accused

Once an FIR is registered and investigation has taken place, direction for an investigation by the CBI is not open to challenge by the prospective suspect or accused, and the matter for entrusting investigation to a particular agency is basically at the discretion of the court, says the Supreme Court (SC) in Ramachandraiah & Another v M Manjula & Others [2025 INSC 556].

Medical Negligence & the Law Relating to It

Simply because the patient has not responded favourably to the surgery or the treatment administered by a doctor or that the surgery has failed, the doctor cannot be held liable for medical negligence straightway by applying the doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitor unless it is established by evidence that the doctor failed. to exercise the due skill possessed by him in discharging of his duties.