{"id":307442,"date":"2023-11-18T17:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T11:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=307442"},"modified":"2023-12-14T13:02:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T07:32:17","slug":"surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/","title":{"rendered":"After surgery in 1991, woman suffering for 12 years finds nut-bolt inside body; NCDRC upholds compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission:<\/span> In an appeal filed under Section 19<\/a> of Consumer Protection Act, 1986<\/a> (‘1986 Act’) against the order passed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Puducherry (‘SCDRC’) partly allowing the complaint of a woman who suffered for 12 years after a surgery performed in 1991 and ultimately found nut-bolt inside her body, Sudip Ahluwalia, J. (Presiding Member) and AVM J. Rajendra, AVSM VSM (Retd.), Member refused to interfere with the compensation awarded by SCDRC.<\/p>\n

Factual Matrix<\/p>\n

The complainant underwent abdominal hysterectomy at a nursing home in Pondicherry performed by two doctors. The histopathology report indicated ‘Chronic Cervicitis’, and after completion of surgery, the complainant got symptoms of giddiness and shivering which led her to be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit on 17-07-1991. A provisional diagnosis suggested ‘Urinary Tract Infection’ for which, the doctors provided treatment, she got discharged and one of the doctors conducted dressings for surgery wounds, sometimes even at her residence. Once, the doctor observed exposed unhealed wounds, treated her and prescribed medication for stomachache and headache. Despite continued treatments, her health deteriorated, making her unable to carry on with her day-to-day activities and dependent upon her family members for everything. The distress in family due to her deteriorating health caused her husband to suffer massive heart attack on 22-09-1995, and she also suffered mild heart attack the very next day.<\/p>\n

During 1997, she sought medical help from a renowned urologist after noticing traces of blood in her urine, after which she underwent kidney X-Ray revealing a ‘butterfly’ shaped object, but no appropriate guidance was provided. An array of ailments and switching doctors went on but to no avail until 2003 when she consulted an Obstetrician and Gynecologist and thorough examination led to diagnosing a poorly delineated object approximately 2.5 cm in size required to be removed through abdominal surgery. Another scan revealed her uterus to be intact confirming the presence of a foreign body, while the same was allegedly removed on 24-06-1991. She underwent major surgery in November 2003 for removal of foreign objects identified as ‘Nut and Bolt’ left inside her abdomen during surgery performed on 24-06-1991. After acknowledging negligence on part of the clinic and doctors who performed the open surgery in 1991, they offered to perform necessary operation free of charge and also compensated her with a sum of Rs. 50,000 for the immense pain and suffering she endured over the past 12 years due to their actions.<\/p>\n

Legal Trajectory<\/p>\n

However, she filed a complaint before SCDRC seeking compensation of Rs 84 lakhs under Section 14(d) and Rs 1 lakh under Section 14(c)<\/a> of the 1986 Act<\/a> with costs of Rs 5,000 and interest @24% p.a. on the total claim of realization. The opposite parties denied her admission or operation in the clinic and also refuted the removal of rusted nut and bolt by claiming that they ought to be stainless steel material for medical use.<\/p>\n

The SCDRC decided in favour of the complainant holding the opposite parties to be jointly liable to pay Rs 6 lakhs towards medical treatment, Rs 72,000 towards house maid engagement, Rs 7 lakhs towards the mental and physical suffering due to negligence on part of opposite parties and Rs 5,000 towards costs. The same was appealed against in the instant matter.<\/p>\n

NCDRC’s Analysis of Medical Negligence<\/p>\n

The Commission regarded the instant matter as “a case centered on medical negligence, the duty of care expected of medical professionals towards their patients, and the liability of the Appellants in the Complainant’s health complications.” Regarding the appellant’s contentions that the complaint was time-barred since the complainant came to know about foreign object in 1997, the Court acknowledged her version that her suffering persisted until 2003 since there was no clarity on such object, which she came to know in 2003 and the complaint was timely filed within 2 years of date of knowledge. Regarding challenge against evidence, the Court highlighted that the appellants neither produced anything to prove fabrication, nor proved their version through evidentiary documents, and also pointed out that there was no evidence of any other surgery performed on the complainant, to establish that the bolt and nut was left in the abdomen of the complainant negligently during the abdominal hysterectomy surgery in 1991 by the opposite parties.<\/p>\n

The Commission took note of the unbearable pain of the complainant swinging to and fro among various doctors and treatments looking for relief, while also suffering financial loss and expressed that she deserved to be appropriately compensated. The Commission found the compensation decided by the SCDRC as appropriately determined.<\/p>\n

[M\/S. Clinic Nallam v. A. Helen Victoria, 2023 SCC OnLine NCDRC 996<\/a>, Order dated 10-11-2023<\/span>]<\/p>\n\n

Advocates who appeared in this case :<\/p>\n

For Appellant: Advocate Senthil Jagadeeshan, Advocate Sajal Jain<\/p>\n

For Respondent: Advocate Akur Raj, Advocate Nikita Raj, Advocate Tushar Bhalla, Advocate Sarthak Dora<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The opposite parties denied her admission or operation in the clinic and also refuted the removal of rusted nut and bolt by claiming that they ought to be stainless steel material for medical use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67513,"featured_media":294622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11],"tags":[2728,62822,3485,17271,3095],"class_list":["post-307442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-tribunals_commissions_regulatorybodies","tag-compensation","tag-consumer-cases","tag-medical_negligence","tag-national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission","tag-NCDRC"],"yoast_head":"\nSurgery in 1991, woman suffers for 12 years, finds nut-bolt inside body; NCDRC upholds compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NCDRC upheld compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs for woman who suffered for 12 years to find nut bolt left inside her body during a surgery.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"After surgery in 1991, woman suffering for 12 years finds nut-bolt inside body; NCDRC upholds compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NCDRC upheld compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs for woman who suffered for 12 years to find nut bolt left inside her body during a surgery.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCC Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-11-18T11:30:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-14T07:32:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"886\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"590\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ridhi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"After surgery in 1991, woman suffering for 12 years finds nut-bolt inside body; NCDRC upholds compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ridhi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/\",\"name\":\"Surgery in 1991, woman suffers for 12 years, finds nut-bolt inside body; NCDRC upholds compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-11-18T11:30:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-14T07:32:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a21428c608a56b14de2f1880af8ab8ea\"},\"description\":\"NCDRC upheld compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs for woman who suffered for 12 years to find nut bolt left inside her body during a surgery.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp\",\"width\":886,\"height\":590,\"caption\":\"national consumer disputes redressal commission\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"After surgery in 1991, woman suffering for 12 years finds nut-bolt inside body; NCDRC upholds compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SCC Times\",\"description\":\"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a21428c608a56b14de2f1880af8ab8ea\",\"name\":\"Ridhi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5bb725ff04af51d6ea760aba8bfa827caa7c4b3ff053baff285d71a0ab546955?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5bb725ff04af51d6ea760aba8bfa827caa7c4b3ff053baff285d71a0ab546955?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ridhi\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/scc_editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Surgery in 1991, woman suffers for 12 years, finds nut-bolt inside body; NCDRC upholds compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs","description":"NCDRC upheld compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs for woman who suffered for 12 years to find nut bolt left inside her body during a surgery.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"After surgery in 1991, woman suffering for 12 years finds nut-bolt inside body; NCDRC upholds compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs","og_description":"NCDRC upheld compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs for woman who suffered for 12 years to find nut bolt left inside her body during a surgery.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/","og_site_name":"SCC Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/","article_published_time":"2023-11-18T11:30:18+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-12-14T07:32:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":886,"height":590,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ridhi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"After surgery in 1991, woman suffering for 12 years finds nut-bolt inside body; NCDRC upholds compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ridhi","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/","name":"Surgery in 1991, woman suffers for 12 years, finds nut-bolt inside body; NCDRC upholds compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp","datePublished":"2023-11-18T11:30:18+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-14T07:32:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a21428c608a56b14de2f1880af8ab8ea"},"description":"NCDRC upheld compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs for woman who suffered for 12 years to find nut bolt left inside her body during a surgery.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp","width":886,"height":590,"caption":"national consumer disputes redressal commission"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/18\/surgery-1991-woman-suffers-12-years-finds-nut-bolt-inside-body-ncdrc-upholds-compensation-rs-13-77-lakhs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"After surgery in 1991, woman suffering for 12 years finds nut-bolt inside body; NCDRC upholds compensation of Rs 13.77 lakhs"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/","name":"SCC Times","description":"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a21428c608a56b14de2f1880af8ab8ea","name":"Ridhi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5bb725ff04af51d6ea760aba8bfa827caa7c4b3ff053baff285d71a0ab546955?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5bb725ff04af51d6ea760aba8bfa827caa7c4b3ff053baff285d71a0ab546955?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ridhi"},"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/scc_editor\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":336894,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/12\/09\/ncdrc-remands-consumer-case-theft-scdrc-legal-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":307442,"position":0},"title":"NCDRC remands consumer case regarding theft to Madhya Pradesh SCDRC to be decided on merits","author":"Sucheta","date":"December 9, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The NCDRC noted that Reliance General Insurance did not take the issue of territorial jurisdiction before SCDRC; therefore, SCDRC basing its decision on the same, was bad in law.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/National-Consumer-Disputes-Redressal-Commission.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/National-Consumer-Disputes-Redressal-Commission.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/National-Consumer-Disputes-Redressal-Commission.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/National-Consumer-Disputes-Redressal-Commission.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":297322,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/07\/20\/ncdrc-upholds-tscdrc-order-vicarious-liability-hospital-medical-negligence-case\/","url_meta":{"origin":307442,"position":1},"title":"NCDRC upholds Telangana SCDRC order fastening vicarious liability on hospital in medical negligence case","author":"Ridhi","date":"July 20, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"A consumer complaint was filed before the TSCDRC alleging deficiency of service\/medical negligence on part of the staff performing surgery, seeking compensation of Rs 40 lakhs.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"national consumer disputes redressal commission","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":284710,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/02\/21\/ncdrc-failure-of-duty-of-care-by-icu-staff-compensation-by-scdrc-delhi-just-and-adequate-legal-research-legal-news-updates\/","url_meta":{"origin":307442,"position":2},"title":"Failure of duty of care by ICU staff; NCDRC finds compensation granted by SCDRC to be just and adequate","author":"Ridhi","date":"February 21, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"While dealing with a challenge against the order of the State Commission, Delhi, the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission found the same reasoned, and the compensation to be just and adequate, thereby dismissing both the appeals.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-482.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-482.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-482.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-482.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-482.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":288106,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/03\/29\/consumer-commission-cannot-decide-disputed-questions-of-fact-supreme-court-legal-research-legal-news-updates\/","url_meta":{"origin":307442,"position":3},"title":"Complaints with \u2018highly disputed questions of facts\u2019 cannot be decided by Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission\/Forum: Supreme Court","author":"Ridhi","date":"March 29, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Supreme Court quashed the original complaint and said that respondent miserably failed to discharge his burden to prove deficiency in service on part of the bank.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Consumer Commission","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-909.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-909.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-909.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-909.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":196813,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2018\/06\/10\/haj-pilgrims-not-consumer-under-section-21d-of-the-consumer-protection-act-cannot-claim-compensation\/","url_meta":{"origin":307442,"position":4},"title":"Haj pilgrims not \u2018consumer\u2019 under Section 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, cannot claim compensation","author":"Bhumika Indulia","date":"June 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The perusal of the \u2018Green\u2019 guidelines for Haj-2008 in its clause 18 gave clarity on \u201cHaj Committee of India not being in the purview of Consumer Protection Act 1986, which is not liable to compensate any pilgrims intending to go on \u2018Haj\u2019 pilgrimage.\u201d The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/NCDRC_.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/NCDRC_.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/NCDRC_.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/NCDRC_.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/NCDRC_.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":294607,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/06\/14\/hospital-wins-medical-negligence-case-before-ncdrc-pays-compensation-on-humanitarian-grounds\/","url_meta":{"origin":307442,"position":5},"title":"NCDRC | Hospital wins medical negligence case, but pays compensation on humanitarian grounds","author":"Editor","date":"June 14, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"While dealing with the challenge against the order of SCDRC, the NCDRC found that the hospital made every possible attempt during medical complications after a successful surgery.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"national consumer disputes redressal commission","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67513"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}