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Consulting by Dr. S.M. Kantikar, Member (Retd.) NCDRC. Negligence, IVF disputes, and expert opinion in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Shivamogga.

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10Years at NCDRC 1,000+Matters decided from the bench 4Cities for consultation

Member (Retd.) NCDRC 1,000+ cases decided from the bench 35 years across medicine and law Karnataka Rajyotsava Award 2021

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35 years across medicine and law

About

A pathologist who became a lawyer, then judged 1,000+ medical cases from the bench

Dr. S.M. Kantikar holds an MBBS and MD in Pathology from Dr. V.M. Govt. Medical College, Solapur, an LLB from National Law College, Shimoga, and a PhD in Law from NLSIU, Bangalore. As a Member (Retd.) of the NCDRC (2013-2018), he presided over more than 1,000 medical malpractice cases.

Medical practice, legal scholarship, and judicial experience: 14 years as a Consultant Pathologist, Honorary Professor of Law and Medicine, and the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award 2021 for the medico-legal field.

MBBS, MD, LLB and PhD
1,000+ cases decided at NCDRC
Offices in four cities
Rajyotsava Award 2021

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Areas of expertise

Medical law work we take on

Consumer cases

Consumer Protection Act complaints from district commission to NCDRC.

Medical negligence

Duty, breach, and causation in treatment, diagnosis, and consent.

Injury from treatment

Harm that followed a procedure, delay, or a recognised complication gone wrong.

IVF and ART

Sample identity, consent, and clinic protocols in assisted reproduction.

Expert opinion

Written medico-legal opinion for courts, commissions, and counsel.

PCPNDT

Clinic registration, records, and alleged sex-determination violations.

Health insurance

Claim repudiation, sub-limits, and pre-existing disease disputes.

Mediation

Settlement of medical-legal conflict outside a full trial.

Clinical establishment

Licensing, staffing, and Clinical Establishments Act compliance.

Representative matters

Principles from medico-legal work

Identity of IVF samples

When a clinic cannot prove whose gametes were used, the case is about chain of custody, not only outcome.

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Vicarious liability of a hospital

Hospitals can be liable for doctors they employ or hold out as part of their service.

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No cure is not negligence

An adverse outcome without a proven breach of duty is not actionable negligence.

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Team

Our Team

Dr. Kantikar leads every matter personally. Associate counsel and experts join as the matter requires.

Dr. S.M. Kantikar

MBBS, MD (Path), LLB, PhD Law. Member (Retd.) NCDRC.

Offices

Consultations in four cities

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Delhi

A-1/304, 2nd Floor, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi - 110 029

Mumbai

8, Jamshedji & Co, 3rd Floor, 11/3 Botwala Bldg., Horniman Circle, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001

Bangalore

No. 45, 4th Floor, SNS Plaza, Shivanand Circle, Bangalore - 560 001

Shivamogga

No 1, 100ft Road, Opp. Nirmala Hospital, Rajendra Nagar, Shivamogga - 577 201

Notes from work

How people describe the advice

Rare insight into how an NCDRC bench actually evaluates medical evidence.

Hospital administrator

Meticulous review of an IVF negligence matter with clear strategic direction.

Intended parent

An expert who speaks both the medical and the legal language fluently.

Consultant physician

Guides

Medical law and patient rights

What is medical negligence?

A plain-language guide to what constitutes medical negligence under Indian law, and when a patient has grounds for a complaint.

Consumer Protection Act 2019

What changed for medical cases after the new Act: revised jurisdiction thresholds, new offences, and how they affect patients and doctors.

Which forum should you file in?

DCDRC, SCDRC, or NCDRC? A practical guide to India’s three-tier consumer court system.

Your rights as a patient

Informed consent, medical records, right to emergency treatment, and what to do when things go wrong.

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Dr. S.M. Kantikar, Member (Retd.) NCDRC. MBBS, MD (Path), LLB, PhD Law.

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A-1/304, 2nd Floor, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi - 110 029

+91 99991 10833 · 94498 35735

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Monday - Friday

09:00 am - 07:00 pm

Saturday

09:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sunday

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