Supreme Court of India

Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences v. Prasanath S. Dhananka & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 9 S.C.R. 313

Bench B.N. Agrawal, Harjit Singh Bedi and G.S. Singhvi JJ.

Decided 14 May 2009

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Negligence - Medical negligence - Compensation - Twenty year old Engineering student - Operation conducted c on - Resulting in acute paraplegia with complete loss of control over the lower limbs - Complaint filed alleging negligence before, during and after the operation - Claim of .... compensation of about Rs. 4.61 crores - Consumer Commission holding that there was negligence and deficiency of service before, during and after the operation and directing compensation of Rs. 14 lakhs - On appeal, Claim of compensation of Rs. 7.50 crores and seeking direction to keep aside further 2 crores

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