Supreme Court of India
Shoda Devi v. Ddu/ripon Hospital Shimla and Ors.
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We are of the view that the appellant deserves to be allowed further an amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- towards compensation, over and above the amount awarded by the State Commission and the National Commission.
Judgment, page 12
From the headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Medical negligence – Compensation – Appellant’s case was that she was admitted in respondent-Hospital on account of abdom en pain and menstrual problem where she was examined by responden t no.2 and diagnosed with having fibroids and endomet rial hyperplasia and had to undergo minor operation – Fo r the said purpose, respondent no.3-para-medico administered i ntravenous injection of Phenergan directly by a syringe in her right arm – Appellant continuously suffered excruciating pain during t he entire surgical procedure and despite bringing the fact to th e
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