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medical negligence

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | Medical Negligence | No cure is not negligence of doctor; Complainant despite reasonable treatment was not recovering — Doctor not liable for negligence

National Consumer Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Dr S.M. Kantikar (Presiding Member) addressed a matter wherein medical negligence was been alleged. OP — Dr.

Published on June 27, 2020July 3, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Kota infant deaths| Notice issued to Rajasthan Govt in plea seeking probe into death of over 100 infants at Kota hospital

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and BR Gavai and Surya Kant, JJ has sought response from the Rajasthan

Published on February 10, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

All HC | Compensation of Rs 25 lakhs granted to Advocate who lost his son to dengue for gross medical negligence of non-diagnosis thereof by doctors

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Pradeep Singh Baghel and Piyush Agarwal, JJ. was hearing a PIL inviting the attention of

Published on December 13, 2019December 13, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | Medical Negligence | Hospital found vicariously liable for negligence in treatment of patient

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Justice V.K. Jain (Presiding Member), while disposing of the present application with respect to negligence of

Published on November 13, 2019November 21, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | Cognizance of complaint about negligence against a medical practitioner cannot be taken without obtaining an opinion from an expert doctor

Karnataka High Court: Alok Aradhe, J. allowed a petition praying for quashing an order whereby the Principal Civil Judge took cognizance of

Published on July 4, 2019July 4, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC awards Rs. 10 Lakh compensation in a medical negligence case to ‘send message’ to medical practitioners

Supreme Court: In a case of medical negligence where a minor surgery resulted in amputating a woman’s arm, the bench of Abhay

Published on March 7, 2019March 12, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Matters of medical negligence, in the absence of allegations of fraud or forgery, are amenable to the jurisdiction of consumer fora

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Division Bench of S.M. Kantikar and Dinesh Singh, Members, allowed an appeal filed against the

Published on October 9, 2018November 19, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Medical Negligence| “Suffering of ailment by the patient after surgery is one thing, it may be due to myriad of reasons known in medical jurisprudence”

“The subject of negligence in the context of medical profession necessarily calls for treatment with a difference.” -CJ R.C. Lahoti (as he

Published on October 4, 2018October 5, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

High Court refused to quantify compensation on mere allegation of ‘Medical Negligence’

Tripura High Court: A writ petition for the claim of compensation in a medical negligence case was filed before a Single Judge

Published on September 20, 2018September 21, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Medical Negligence not proved on the sole ground of an unsuccessful sterilization operation

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Valmiki Mehta, J., allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of the trial

Published on August 8, 2018August 10, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

If lack of necessary care, attention or skill in treating patient is ruled out, registering case against medical practitioner shall not be allowed

High Court of J&K at Jammu: A Bench comprising of M.K. Hanjura J., recently dealt with a petition wherein the petitioner primarily

Published on January 3, 2018January 3, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Orissa High Court: Duties of doctor towards patients include telling them about the risks of suggested treatments

Orissa High Court: While hearing a case on medical negligence. S. K. Sahoo, J. started his judgment with a famous quote by

Published on March 9, 2017March 24, 2017By Saba
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Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Charges of medical negligence against doctor whose patient died due to infection after appendix operation, dismissed

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): “The doctor/patient relationship is at a crossroads. Some patients want the doctor calling all the shots,

Published on September 8, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Compensation of Rs. 5 lakh awarded for failure of doctors to diagnose foetal anomalies

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): NCDRC has awarded a compensation of Rs.5 lakh to the wife of Armed Forces personnel, who

Published on July 22, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Compensation of Rs. 20 lakh awarded in a case of death due to medical negligence

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While holding Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGI), Chandigarh guilty of medical negligence,

Published on June 4, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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