Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 266 · Decided 25 February 2019
Vinod Jain v. Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 266 · [2019] 4 S.C.R. 843
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2024/2019
- Decided
- 25 February 2019
- Bench
- L. NAGESWARA RAO, SANJAY KISHAN KAUL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act
Headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Medical negligence - Claim for compensation - The wife of the claimant-appellant who was suffering from various diseases was admitted on 15.10.2011 in respondent no.1-Hospital and was treated by respondent no.2- Doctor on account of fever and chills and Nasal feed tube was reinserted and various tests were done which showed infection and her medical treatment commenced with intravenous administration of injection - As per the medical reports, the cannula used for treatment stopped working and as the patient displayed normal vitals,
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