Medico-Legal

Inspite of the TB Reports being negative, the Senior Physician - Cardiologist continued with the TB Medicines relying on his Clinical skills, resulted in to the Death of a Patient. Saddled with Rs.25 lakhs as compensation.   Adv. ROHiT ERANDE  ©   Before : NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION NEW DELHI Case no. : CONSUMER CASE NO. 2860 OF 2017  Judgment Link : https://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do?method=GetJudgement&caseidin=0%2F0%2FCC%2F2860%2F2017&dtofhearing=2023-10-11 KANIKA DAS (Complainant) V/s.   SURYA POLYCLINIC & ANR. KOLKATA. (Opponents) BEFORE:        HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM SURAT RAM MAURYA,PRESIDING MEMBER  HON'BLE BHARATKUMAR PANDYA,MEMBER   ORDER Dated : 11 October 2023 Facts in Short : 1.     Smt. Kanika Das filed the complaint for declaring that the opposite parties had committed deficiency in service in not providing adequate and app...

    How to handle Medico-Legal cases ? What to do when you are implicated ? - Adv. ROHiT ERANDE. © Dear Participants of LAMP2 Certificate Course On Law and Medical Profession,   Greetings.  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 topic "how to handle medico-legal cases " in short.  What is a Medico-Legal Case ? Have you ever heard Architect-legal cases or Law-legal cases or Chartered Accountant -legal cases ?Nope. But it's only the Medical Profess...

 No Negligence in treatment, but OPD Procedure done without Informed Consent, costed Rs.15 lakhs to the Hospital and Doctor.  Adv. ROHiT ERANDE.  © Before :  NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION NEW DELHI   FIRST APPEAL NO. 737 OF 2016 (Against the Order dated 12/05/2016 in Complaint No. 39/2014 of the State Commission Chhattisgarh) JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE & ANR .CHHATTISGARH V/s.   SHRADHANJALI MANIYA & 3 ORS. BEFORE:     HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM SURAT RAM MAURYA,PRESIDING MEMBER   HON'BLE BHARATKUMAR PANDYA,MEMBER   The judgment link :  https://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do?method=GetJudgement&caseidin=0%2F0%2FFA%2F737%2F2016&dtofhearing=2023-09-11 Dated : 11 September 2023 ORDER PER MR. JUSTICE RAM SURAT RAM (MAURYA), PRESIDING MEMBER Brief  Facts :    1. The complainants stated that Surendra Kumar Maniya - the deceased - went to the Petitioner  ...

The Hospital Director for professional misconduct  and the BAMS himself for giving Allopathic treatment, both were held liable to pay Rs. 5 lakhs as compensation . Adv. ROHiT ERANDE © Case Details :  Before : NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION NEW DELHI   REVISION PETITION NO. 1186 OF 2018 (Against the Order dated 20/12/2017 in Appeal No. 328/2009 of the State Commission Delhi) 1. DR. AJAY SINGH PUNDEER  MEDICAL DIRECTOR, 2.METRO PLUS HOSPITAL,  NEW DELHI-110043                                       (Petitioners)  Versus   1.  SHAMSHER SINGH  2. DR. VINAY,                              (Respondents / Opponents) BEFORE:     HON'BLE DR. INDER JIT SINGH,PRESIDING MEMBER Judgment link :  https://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement....

  Comorbid - Critical IPD patient fell from his Hospital Bed and was also given immediate medical help, but later on passed away and thus Complaint was   filed for Rs.95+ lakhs compensation ! Held : Complaint was dismissed Every death of a patient cannot on the face of it be considered to be medical negligence. Adv. ROHiT ERANDE.   © Case Details : IN THE DELHI STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION   COMPLAINT CASE NO.-805/2016     MS. RITU SHARMA w/o LATE MR. VINOD KUMAR SHARMA & ors. …Complainant VERSUS INDRAPRASTHA APOLLO HOSPITALS, , NEW DELHI                                                      …Opposite Party CORAM: HON’BLE   ...