This judgment lays down the principle that a doctor cannot be held negligent in following one of the existing medical opinions, even if the opinion is in minority. But this minority opinion must be acceptable to the science of medicine.

It lays down the parameters of the standard of care that is expected from a doctor by law. It is an authority on law and is often quoted with approval in both English courts and American courts which otherwise have fundamental differences on many aspects of law. In India, all aspects of medical practice are governed by Bolams Law or Bolams Test.

This judgment may not be practically useful to Indian doctors in the strict sense. But knowing he standard of care that law expects from every doctor can help in perfecting practice that will be acceptable in law.