Supreme Court of India
Prakash Bang v. Glaxo Smithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. & Anr.
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We are of the opinion that the NCDRC has not committed any error so as to call for interference with the impugned order.
Judgment, page 11
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Issue for consideration: Whether there is suffi cient evidence to establish that the complainant suff ered ‘myositis’ on administration of the vaccine Engerix- ; and whether even if ‘myositis’ being a minimal cause is accepted, the non-mentioning of the same as an ‘adverse reaction’ in the literature or ‘vial’, could be considered as ‘defi ciency of service’. Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Negligence – Defi ciency in service – Complainant alleging that on account of adverse reaction of the Hepatitis vaccine Engerix- administered, he suff ered myositis and permanent disability in his shoulder…
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