Medico-Legal

   Overview of Medicolegal cases.   - Adv. ROHiT ERANDE. © Dear Participants,   Greetings.  I thank you very much IMA Dombivali for inviting me to share my views in "LET's ACT" SUMMIT, 29th July, 2023.  Introduction : The Medicos will agree with me that in these days Doctors have fear at the back of their mind that they might get embroiled in Medico-Legal Cases, commonly known as MLC. The relationship between Doctors and Patients is going through the vicious circle that patient think that  Doctors are just minting money having no regard to patient at all and at the other hand Doctors see almost every patient as a future litigant and that they will get beaten up at the hands of patient's relatives. Lets' try to see the very deep and vast subject of "Overview of Medicolegal Cases and how to handle medico-legal cases " in short.  What is a Medico-Legal Case ? As the name itself indicates, Medico-Legal Case (MLC for Short) refers to a case of injury, illness

Rs.11 lakhs awarded for Negligence -Diabetic Patient treated without any plan, shortage of Doctors, lack of communication with Relatives .. Do Read Dear Medicos.. Adv. ROHiT ERANDE  ©  Before : Hon’ble NCDRC, New Delhi.    FIRST APPEAL NO. 73 OF 2019 (Against the Order dated 16/05/2018 in Complaint No. 51/2007 of the State Commission Delhi)   THE MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL & ANR. ...........Appellant(s) V/s.   SUDHIR KUMAR VERMA ...........Respondent(s)   BEFORE:     HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM SURAT RAM MAURYA, PRESIDING MEMBER   The judgment Link :  https://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do?method=GetJudgement&caseidin=0%2F0%2FFA%2F73%2F2019&dtofhearing=2023-07-21

   “No Negligence is found, but Doctor to pay for the hardship suffered by the Patient” ! -  Hon. Supreme court – Adv. ROHiT ERANDE  © Case Details : Before Hon’ble : Supreme Court   CIVIL APPEAL NO(S).3903/2019     A.J. MOHAMMED SHAH @ AJ SHANAVAS                    APPELLANT(S) VERSUS KERALA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE (KIMS) & ANR. RESPONDENT(S) WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3904/2019   CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3905/2019     Coram : Hon. A.S. BOPANNA and Hon. Dipankar Datta JJ.   Facts in short :   1. All the appeals have been filed against the common judgment dated 24.02.2015 passed by the NCDRC. The appeal bearing Civil Appeal No. 3903/2019 is filed by the Complainant before the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission claiming compensation towards medical negligence alleged against respondent nos. 1 and 2 in this appeal who are also assailing the same order dated 24.02.2015 .   2. The Appellant -complai

Rs.1.50 Cr. saddled upon the Doctors and Hospital for mixing up Sperm Samples. DNA Test Revealed that the Complainant Father is not the Father of the Twins born to his wife by using Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm injection (ICSI).  ! Important  lessons for IVF Centers :   "Semen sample was handed over the 3rd Party ( Relative  of the complainant )  "In this case the Opponents  have not disclosed about embryologist" "Routine Gynaecologists who do not have in-depth knowledge are also opening clinics as they think there is money in it." "There is need to make it mandatory for the ART Centers to issue the DNA profiling of baby(ies) born through ART procedures." Adv. ROHiT ERANDE  © Case Details : Before NCDRC. CONSUMER CASE NO. 14 OF 2010 PRIYANKA TANDON & ANR V/s. BHATIA GLOBAL HOSPITAL & ENDOSURGERY INSTITUTE & ORS., NEW DELHI   BEFORE:     HON'BLE DR. S.M. KANTIKAR,PRESIDING MEMBER