Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 597 · Decided 12 October 2004
Savita Garg v. The Director, National Heart Institute
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 597 · [2004] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 359
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4024/2003
- Decided
- 12 October 2004
- Bench
- B.N. AGRAWAL, A.K. MATHUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 1, 9, 10; Consumer Protection Act
Headnote
v. THE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HEART INSTITUTE OCTOBER 12, 2004 [B.N. AGRA WAL AND A.K. MATHUR, Jl] B Consumer Protection Act 1986/Rules made there under Medical negligence in private hospital/institution-Original petition not impleading treating doctor a11d nurses as party-Effect of-Held; It will not details as to which doctor gave treatment and whether it was doctor or nursing staff who was negligent, and implead them as parties, cannot be placed on patient or their relatives-In view of the D expression used in Rule 14 (b) of Consumer Protection Rules, 'so far as they can be ascertained',
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