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2019 Supreme(Del) 269

VIBHU BAKHRU
Krishan Lal Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Medical Council of India – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Kapil Sankhla, Mr. Rishab Dua and Ms. Amanjot Kaur, Advocates
For the Respondent:Mr. T. Singhdev with Mr. Tarun Verma and Ms. Puja Sarkar, Advocates, Mr. Bapi Das, Advocate, Mr. Praveen Khattar, Advocate, Mr. Y.P. Ahuja, Advocate, Ms. Meenakshi Singh, Advocate

JUDGMENT :

VIBHU BAKHRU, J.

1. The petitioner has filed the present petition impugning the order dated 22.04.2013 (communicated by the letter dated 26.04.2013) passed by the Medical Council of India (MCI). By the said impugned order, the petitioner’s appeal against an order dated 30.08.2012 passed by the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) was disposed of with the MCI approving the finding of the Ethics Committee of MCI that there was no medical negligence on part of respondent no.3 (Dr. S.K. Sogani). The Ethics Committee of MCI had also advised respondent no. 3 to improve his communication with regard to the doctor-patient Relationship.

2. The petitioner alleges that respondent no. 3 was negligent in treating his wife (since deceased). The petitioner states that his wife was suffering from Meningioma/Brain Tumor and respondent no.3 had operated upon her thrice during the period 03.11.2003 to 07.05.2011. The petitioner alleges that conducting the operation on 07.05.2011, without conducting a prior MRI scan, was an act of negligence.

3. The petitioner further assails the order dated 30.08.2012 passed by the DMC on the ground that it was passed without taking an expert opinion on the issue of me






































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