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I now have all the information needed. Here is the complete answer based on Anil Agarwal's "The Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology" (36th edition):

1. Professional Death Sentence

Definition: "Professional death sentence" is another name for permanent penal erasure - the permanent removal of a doctor's name from the Medical Register. It deprives the practitioner of all the privileges of a registered medical practitioner.
The name of a doctor is removed from the medical register in three situations:
  1. After the death of the registered practitioner
  2. Entries made in error or as a result of fraud
  3. Penal erasure - the main cause, which is serious professional misconduct
When penal erasure is permanent, it is called the "professional death sentence."

2. Cases in Which Professional Death Sentence Can Be Awarded (Serious Professional Misconduct / "Infamous Conduct in Professional Respect")

Any conduct of the RMP that might reasonably be regarded as disgraceful or dishonorable, judged by professional men of good repute and competence. It involves an abuse of professional position.
The Warning Notice issued by the Medical Council of India (now NMC) lists these acts - though the list is not exhaustive:
  1. Improper conduct with a patient or maintaining an improper association with a patient
  2. Conviction by a Court of Law for offences involving moral turpitude / criminal acts
  3. Issuing a false, misleading or improper certificate (sickness benefit, insurance, passport, attendance in court, public services, etc.)
  4. Contravening provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act - e.g., prescribing steroids/psychotropic drugs without medical indication; selling Schedule H & I drugs to the public
  5. Issuing certificates of efficiency in modern medicine to unqualified or non-medical persons
  6. Improper use of patents/copyrights that retards research or restricts benefit
  7. Running an open shop for sale of medicines, or dispensing other doctors' prescriptions, or sale of medical/surgical appliances
  8. Advertising - contributing to lay press to advertise oneself or solicit practice; advertising through manufacturing firms
  9. Dichotomy / fee-splitting - receiving or giving commission to a colleague, manufacturer, chemist, etc.
  10. Covering - assisting an unqualified person to practice medicine
  11. Association with manufacturing firms - having personal ownership in drug/instrument patents; receiving rebates or commissions
  12. Disclosing secrets of a patient (except in court under judge's orders, serious risk to a specific person/community, or notifiable diseases)
  13. Refusal on religious grounds alone to assist in sterility, birth control, circumcision, or MTP when medically indicated
  14. Failure to obtain consent from patient for an operation (or from guardians for a minor), or failure to obtain consent of both husband and wife for an operation resulting in sterility
  15. Publishing photographs or case reports of patients without permission in a manner by which their identity could be made out
  16. Using touts or agents for procuring patients
  17. Aiding or abetting torture
  18. Not observing the laws of the country

The Most Serious Misconducts - "The 6 A's":

  1. Adultery arising out of professional relationship
  2. Advertising
  3. Abortion (unlawful)
  4. Association with unqualified persons in professional matters
  5. Addiction to drugs
  6. Alcohol consumption at workplace

3. Rights and Privileges of a Registered Medical Practitioner

  1. Right to practice medicine
  2. Right to choose a patient
  3. Right to dispense medicines
  4. Right to possess and supply dangerous drugs to his patients
  5. Right to add title, descriptions, etc., to the name
  6. Right to recovery of fees
  7. Right for appointment to public and local hospitals
  8. Right to issue medical certificates
  9. Right to give evidence as an expert
Note: Medical practitioners can suffix to their names only recognized medical degrees/diplomas and membership/honors which confer professional knowledge or recognize exemplary qualifications/achievements.
Source: The Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 36th Edition (Anil Agarwal), pp. 43-44
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