Supreme Court of India
Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre v. Asha Jaiswal & Ors.
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Consumer Protection – Medical negligence – When not – Complaint filed against appellants-hospital and doctor, alleging medical negligence in treating the patient-deceased – Compensation awarded by NCDRC – On appeal, held: Patient was in serious condition impending gangrene even before admission to the hospital – Thus, even after surgery and re-exploration, if the patient does not survive, the fault cannot be fastened on the doctors as a case of medical negligence – doctor is expected to provide reasonable care which is not proved to be lacking in the present case – Complainant led no evidence…
Authorities it was built on
- 2005 Jacob Mathew v. State of Punjab and Anr.
- 2014 Occupational Health and Safety Association v. Union of India and Others
- 2010 Kusum Sharma & Others v. Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre & Others
- 1979 Syad Akbar v. State of Karnataka
- 1985 Ms. Jordan Diengdeh v. S.s, Chopra
- 2009 Martin F. D'souza v. Mohd. Ishfaq
- 2019 Arun Kumar Manglik v. Chirayu Health and Medicare Private Ltd. & Anr.
- 2009 Dr. C.P. Sreekumar, M.S. (ortho) v. S. Ramanujam
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