Supreme Court of India
Najrul Seikh v. Dr. Sumit Banerjee & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid, the present appeal succeeds and the order of the NCDRC and the SCDRC are set aside.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Whether the State Commission and the National Commission were justified in exonerating the respondents-doctors of all the charges of misconduct/medical negligence in performing the cataract surgery of complainant’s son leading to complete loss of vision in his right eye. Headnotes Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – s. 12 – Deficiency in service – Medical negligence – Complainant’s 13 year old son lost complete vision in his right eye following an allegedly negligent cataract surgery by the respondents-doctors – District forum allowed the claim for compensation – However,
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