M. A. Biviji vs Sunita - 2023 Supreme(SC) 1072

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2023 Supreme(SC) 1072

HRISHIKESH ROY, MANOJ MISRA
M. A. Biviji – Appellant
Versus
Sunita – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Shantanu Sagar, AOR Mr. Vinod Kumar, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Kumar, AOR Mr. Keshav Sharma, Adv. Mr. Devavrat Anand, Adv. Mr. Rahul Krishna, Adv. Mr. Shakul R. Ghatole, Adv. Mr. Dipenn Jagyasi, Adv. Mr. Sudhanshu S. Choudhari, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Rajesh Kumar, AOR Mr. Vinod Kumar, Adv. Mr. Keshav Sharma, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Singh, Adv. Mr. Rahul Krishna, Adv. Mr. Rajkumar Prasad, Adv. Mr. Devavrat Anand, Adv. Mr. Sudhanshu S. Choudhari, AOR

JUDGMENT :

(Hrishikesh Roy, J.)

Delay condoned.

2. The Civil Appeals have been filed under Section 23 of The Consumer Protection Act, 1986, (hereinafter referred to as the, ‘Act, 1986’) assailing the impugned decision passed on 16.02.2018 by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (hereinafter, ‘NCDRC’) in Consumer Case No. 48 of 2005 filed by Mrs. Sunita Parvate. The NCDRC directed Suretech Hospital and Research Centre Private Limited, a Hospital in Nagpur, Dr. Nirmal Jaiswal, Chief Consultant and Intensive Care Unit In-charge, at Suretech Hospital, Dr. Madhusudan Shendre, ENT Surgeon at Suretech Hospital, and Dr. M. A. Biviji, Radiologist at Suretech Hospital to jointly and severally pay Rs. 6,11,638/- as compensation for medical negligence to Mrs. Sunita (Complainant) with 9 % simple interest from the date of filing of the complaint till the date of actual payment, within six weeks. Additionally, the NCDRC directed that Rs. 50,000/- to be paid to Mrs. Sunita as cost towards litigation expenses. The medical negligence was proved on account of the unjustifiable and forceful performance of Nasotracheal Intubation (hereinafter, ‘NI’) procedure on Mrs. Sunita on 13.05.2004