Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 334 · Decided 7 March 2019
Shoda Devi v. DDU/RIPON Hospital Shimla and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 334 · [2019] 2 S.C.R. 945
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2557/2019
- Decided
- 7 March 2019
- Bench
- ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, DINESH MAHESHWARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act
Headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Medical negligence - Compensation - Appellant's case was that she was admitted in respondent-Hospital on account of abdomen pain and menstrual problem where she was examined by respondent no.2 and diagnosed with having fibroids and endometrial - For the said purpose, respondent no.3-para-medico administered intravenous injection of Phenergan directly by a syringe in her right arm - Appellant continuously suffered excruciating pain during the entire surgical procedure and despite bringing the fact to the knowledge of
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