Medico-Legal

Case details : Dr. Ashok Pachori, Agra V/s. R.K .Tripathi Appeal No.83/2008 &  295/2008.      Decided on 03/01/2018 Before : Hon. Dr. S.M. Kantikar, Presiding member. Judgment Links : http://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do?method=GetJudgement&caseidin=0%2F0%2FFA%2F295%2F2008&dtofhearing=2018-01-03 http://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do?method=GetJudgement&caseidin=0%2F0%2FFA%2F83%2F2008&dtofhearing=2018-01-03 Facts in Short : 1. In the month of October-1999, the Complainant Mr. R.K. Tripathi,  A Sub-Inspector, suffered brutal right eye injury due to a bamboo stick and his eye lens got dislocated. The Opponent Doctor Mr. Pachori operated on the right eye, however after removal of bandage the patient had persistent pains. 2. Prior to the injury, in the month of Jan-1999, after getting eyes checking done in another Hospital, the Compliant was told that his right eye lens is di...

A Good judgement of the year so far.. Case Details : Sukhdev Gill V/s. Rotary Eye Hospital & ors, H.P. Date of Judgement : 05/01/2018 BEFORE : Hon. Dr. S.M. Kantikar and Dr. B.C. Gupta. Link : http://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do?method=GetJudgement&caseidin=0%2F0%2FRP%2F3544%2F2007&dtofhearing=2018-01-05 Facts in short : 1. The Complainant, a Practicing Advocate himself, went to the Opponent Hospital and after investigation his left eye was found with a cataract as well as a squint. He was advised to undergo first squint removal surgery and then Cataract surgery. 2. It was alleged that after the surgery, there was no Doctor to look after the patient. Even the injection was given by the Chowkidar.  After the removal of stitches it was found that the squint was not removed and the complainant lost his left eye vision and when the Complainant approached other Hospitals, it was found that the retina was comp...