Supreme Court of India

Union of India & Anr. v. N. R. Srivasta & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 6 S.C.R. 1
Bench Dr. Dhananja Ya Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and K. M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 23 July 2020

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Consumer Pr otection Act, 1986: s. 2(1)(o) – Medical negligence – Complaint – Against a private hospital and a Government hospital – District Consumer Forum dismissed the complaint against the private hospital while as against the Government hospital held that it was not maintainable as the treatment was offered free of cost – S tate Consumer Commission held the private hospital guilty of negligence and dir ected it to pay compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs – As r egards Government Hospital, State Commission held that complaint was not maintainable against it, but it was guilty of negligence –

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