Indian Court Orders Doctors to Fix Their Handwriting

The High Court of Haryana in Punjab, India, has ruled that doctors must write prescriptions clearly and legibly when providing treatment to patients.

The court stated that a readable prescription is part of every patient’s right to life and warned that illegible writing could lead to fatal consequences.

Concerns over poor handwriting by doctors have long been raised in India and across the world, with patients often struggling to understand their prescribed medication.

Following the ruling, India’s medical associations have pledged to encourage doctors to improve their handwriting. However, they noted that the heavy workload doctors face often results in hurried, difficult-to-read prescriptions.

The judgment came after judges failed to read a medical report submitted as evidence in a s