Supreme Court of India
P.G. Institute of Medical Education & Research Chandigarh v. Jaspal Singh & Ors.
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From the headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Medical negligence - Patient with 50% bum injuries - Transfusion of mismatched c blood at hospital - Deterioration of condition, leading to death - Complaint alleging medical negligence against hospital and its staff- Forums below holding hospital and its staff liable to pay compensation - Interference with - Held: Not called for - Hospital's breach of duty in mismatched blood / transfusion contributed to the death of the lady - Wrong blood transfusion is an error which no hospital/doctor exercising ordinary care would have made - It is not an error of
Where later benches applied it
- 2019 Maharaja Agrasen Hospital & Ors. v. Master Rishabh Sharma & Ors.
- 2013 Dr. Balram Prasad v. Dr. Kunal Saha & Ors.
Of those, 2 referred to
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