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July 2022

There are more than one ways of treating a patient and following one of them is acceptable to law observes court

Dipak Kumar Sen v/s Dr. Aftab Khan & Anr.
15MLCD (j269) | West Bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kolkata
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Court acts harshly against the doctor who issued a false medical fitness certificate that was used for transferring deceased patient's properties

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan v/s The Registrar, Tamil Nadu Medical Council & Ors.
15MLCD (j275) | Madras High Court, Chennai
Judgement in favour of: Patient

'Disparity in service from paid to EWS ward' - A notion usually carried by patients / attendants, a cause of concern

Gurvinder Kaur v/s Director, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital & Anr.
15MLCD (j284) | Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

'No Injection' was written on the earlier prescription after complications set in affirms court - Doctor's motives questioned

Dr. P. Ashok Kumar v/s Ezhilarasi    
15MLCD (j290) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Permitting cross-pathy practice “does not authorize the doctor to deviate from the standard of care”

Chandigarh Nursing Home & Anr. v/s Sukhdeep Kaur 
15MLCD (j294) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Patient

"Non-union of bone or no cure is not negligence" - Patient held responsible for not following post-operative instructions

Raj Kumar v/s Dr. Rajeev Jain & Anr.
15MLCD (j298) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

State Commission enhances compensation - Various heads of compensation enumerated

Satyawan v/s Getwell Hospital & Ors.
15MLCD (j300) | Haryana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Panchkula
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Fees / charges paid to doctor / hospital, not compensation claimed by patient – Changes in ‘pecuniary jurisdiction’ in the new Act

Shilpa & Ors.  v/s Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre & Ors. 
15MLCD (j305) | Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Circuit Bench at Aurangabad
Judgement in favour of: None



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