Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 43 · Decided 9 January 2019
Arun Kumar Manglik v. Chirayu Health and Medicare Private LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 43 · [2019] 3 S.C.R. 281
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 227/2019
- Decided
- 9 January 2019
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, HEMANT GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act
Headnote
Negligence: Medical Negligence - Complaint before Medical Council of India - Alleging medical negligence leading to death of the wife of the complainant - Medical Council found that treatment given was not timely and the Director of the Hospital and the other doctor, of professional misconduct - The Council issued a warning to the doctors directing them to be more careful in future - Complaint before State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) seeking compensation of Rs. 48 lakhs - SCDRC held that medical negligence was established
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