1997 Supreme(Bom) 552
A.A.HALBE, RAJYALAKSHMI RAO, G.R.BEDGE
Nilesh S. Joshi – Appellant
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C. P. Lulla and others – Respondent
JUDGMENT - A.A. HALBE, PRESIDENT.:---Shri Nilesh S. Joshi, aged about 29 years with his parents Shri Sadanand Dattatraya Joshi (father) Mrs. Asha S. Joshi (mother), Mrs. Shibani N. Joshi (wife) and Master Archit N. Joshi (son) have filed this complaint against Dr. C.P. Lulla, Radiologist attached to "Diagnostic Centre Clinic, Mumbai" belonging to O.P. No. 2 3 Dr. V.T. Shah and Dr. (Mrs.) M.V. Shah for awarding of compensation of Rs. 9,99,000/- for the gross negligence in the treatment for Bronchography carried out on Nilesh Joshi on 14-3-91. Nilesh has been reduced to vegetable. He is rendered speechless, wheel-chaired, spastic who can not comprehend anything who only laughs and cries without any reason and is spending utterly meaningless and hopeless life causing considerable hardship, inconvenience and mental torture to the parent's life and other i.e. of his wife's and son's life also. Nilesh had a bright academic career and was employed with Empire Industries Ltd., Mumbai on the monthly gross salary of Rs. 3,500/- at the time of incidence. However, on account of above condition of health, he is unable to earn even a farthing. But on the other hand has become a serious
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