Overview

• Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri held that a readable medical prescription forms part of the fundamental right to life under Article 21.
• The court directed the National Medical Commission to add handwriting training to medical curricula to improve prescription clarity.
• Until digital prescriptions are universal, doctors must write medical notes in capital letters to avoid errors.
• The central government was told to expedite rules under the Clinical Establishments Act to require electronic patient records.
• PGIMER in Chandigarh was instructed to roll out a 'Doctor Desk' system for typed e‑prescriptions, preferably within two years, as the Indian Medical Association cited heavy workloads behind poor handwriting.