MEDICAL EXPERTISE OF THE JUDICIARY AND THE EVOLVING ROLE OF THE EXPERT WITNESS FOR ASSISTING JUDICIAL APPRECIATION OF MEDICO-LEGAL EVIDENCE

AUTHOR – DR. SATISHCHANDRA PURUSHOTTAM KALE,  MS (ORTH.), FRCS (ORTH), M.CH (ORTH.), LL.B, LL.M

PH.D. RESEARCH SCHOLAR, NIMS SCHOOL OF LAW, NIMS UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR

BEST CITATION – DR. SATISHCHANDRA PURUSHOTTAM KALE, MEDICAL EXPERTISE OF THE JUDICIARY AND THE EVOLVING ROLE OF THE EXPERT WITNESS FOR ASSISTING JUDICIAL APPRECIATION OF MEDICO-LEGAL EVIDENCE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (12) OF 2025, PG. 670-679, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344

This article focuses on assessment of medical knowledge among judiciary members, how some degree of medical knowledge assists in decision making among members of the judiciary. Further, this article discusses the ever-expanding role and scope of the Expert witness including the selection of such experts underlining the significance of checks to achieve the confidence in the quality of testimonies and neutrality of the witness. Furthermore, the chapter explores the requirements that expert witnesses need to satisfy to provide credible, reliable and reproducible testimony for effectively assisting in justice delivery systems.