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February 2023

Court wonders how a patient could self-extubate himself in the ICU where the highest standard of care is expected

Sq. Ldr. N. K. Arora Retd Through Lrs. & Ors. v/s Army Hospital (R&R) & Ors.
16MLCD (j31) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Patient

"Interest of the patient gains significance over the consent" observes Madras High Court - No consent required for transferring a hospitalized patient

S. Bhanupriya v/s The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.
16MLCD (j38) | Madras High Court, Chennai
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Hospital held negligent for failure to provide care to a critical patient who could not pay advance / deposit due to demonetization – Bank absolved, although sued by patients family

The Corporate Hospital v/s Preet Deva & Ors.
16MLCD (j44) | Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Restless nature of patient was to be blamed states hospital – Court holds it was doctors / nursing staff’s duty to “take special care” in such an eventuality

Dr. R. Singh & Anr. v/s Shabana
16MLCD (j52) | Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Black thread (tourniquet) was already tied to the proximal end of the snake bite when the child was admitted states hospital in defence – Where is it recorded, questions court

Chief Medical Officer, Nehru Satabdi Central Hospital & Ors. v/s Puja Sahu
16MLCD (j57) | Odisha State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Cuttack
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Consent needs to be taken seriously - Court holds hospital / doctor negligent for using the consent form of another hospital for surgery

Dr. J. K.Gupta v/s Bachittar Singh & Ors.
16MLCD (j63) | Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Foetus dies in the womb, as the mother is kept waiting due to the non-availability of OT in a government hospital – Where is the solution to this perennial problem?

Madhubala v/s G. T. B. Hospital & Ors.
16MLCD (j72) | Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

“No gross discrepancy in both the reports, but only interpretation differs” – Court refuses to hold the diagnostic centre that gave the first report negligent

Indu CT Scan and Diagnostic Centre & Anr. v/s Abhilasha & Anr.
16MLCD (j75) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor



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