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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 centre for his treatment. But such right of the patient (to choose his centre for treatment) d