Important judgment with important points, that dismissed a case claiming Rs.1 crore + compensation filed against 5 Govt. Hospitals and 3 Doctors. - Adv. Rohit Erande. ©
New year start with a positive news.. A case claiming Rs.1 crore + compensation filed against 5 Govt. Hospitals and 3 Doctors, dismissed. The Judgment that has dealt with important points : a. Referral to Higher Center is not Negligence : b . A Doctor from another Hospital cannot be called 'anytime' and 'anyhow'. c . It is not feasible for a Professor & Head to see each and every patient in his Unit and to countersign Medical Records. d. Expert opinion of retired Professor of Forensic Medicine was rejected. e. It is well known that even the best professionals, what to say of the average professional, sometimes have failures . A lawyer cannot win every case in his professional career but surely he cannot be penalized for losing a case provided he appeared in it and made his submissions. f. The patient has a right to choose his medical c...