NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for law and justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday launched “The Medicolegal Guidebook,” in an effort to bridge the interface between medicine and law to ensure patient safety, ethical practice, and legal compliance in healthcare.The book is co-authored by Deepak Singla, medical director of Maharaja Agrasen Hospital; Aarushi Singla, pediatric endocrinologist, ESIC Medical College & Hospital; senior advocate Rakesh Malhotra; and advocate Kushal Malhotra.Addressing the gathering, the authors said the guidebook equips healthcare professionals with hands-on medico-legal guidance, helping strengthen patient safety, ethical responsibility, and standards of care.The book was unveiled in the presence of senior figures from the legal and medical fraternity, including Meena Subash Gupta, Sushil Gupta, Anil Agarwal, former Supreme Court judge Justice Hima Kohli, and high court judge Justice Madhu Jain.
