印度法院对医生非竞争条款做出规定,但这些条款不可执行,维护医疗自由。 Indian court rules doctor non-compete clauses unenforceable, upholding medical freedom.

马德拉斯高等法院裁定,医生-医院合同中的非竞争性和非强制性条款是不可执行的,认为这些条款违背公共政策,违反印度的合同法。 The Madras High Court ruled that non-compete and non-solicit clauses in doctor-hospital contracts are unenforceable, calling them against public policy and violating India’s Contract Act. 在一项具有里程碑意义的裁决中,法院驳回了一家医院对一名离开参加竞争对手的心胸外科医生提出的仲裁请求,拒绝限制他可以在哪里执业。 In a landmark decision, the court dismissed a hospital’s bid for arbitration against a cardiothoracic surgeon who left to join a competitor, rejecting restrictions on where he could practice. 法官强调医生的职业独立性,指出医院不能像工厂工人那样对待他们。 The judge emphasized doctors’ professional independence, stating hospitals cannot treat them like factory workers. 法院命令医院向医生支付1千瓦的费用,批评使用技术行业合同中复制的限制性条款,并申明医疗专业人员必须可以自由地为病人服务,不受不当限制。 The court ordered the hospital to pay ₹1 lakh in costs to the doctor, criticizing the use of restrictive clauses copied from tech industry contracts and affirming that medical professionals must be free to serve patients without undue limitations.