Dr  Abdul  Majid  Siraj, graduated from Patna Medical College and worked in Medical college Srinagar in general surgery. He obtained FRCS and MRCS from Royal College of Surgeons in London and Scotland. All through the tenure of his service in UK and Middle East his work involved the discipline of general surgery and trauma. He retired as a consultant in England. All through this period he came across cases of allegations against doctors and hospitals for deficiency in service and negligence leading up to claims for compensation. In England a high level of the standard of care was demanded by patients, therefore there were inevitable deficiencies reported. This was firsthand experience that became the moral fibre of research in the subject of relationship between medical profession and Law. Dr Siraj dedicated his time and effort in the passionate search for answers to challenges health sector faces in India. His research extended to the existing working set up in hospitals and rural healthcare system. It was the objective of surfacing areas of deficiency and scope for streamlining work ethos among doctors that runs through the book. A special emphasis has been remarkable on inculcating awareness to nurture a healthier population in the face of rapidly increasing surge of health problems. The statistics at hand give alarming estimates of resources that will be required in the coming years to cope with treatment of disease and complications in untreated patients.