SupremeToday Landscape Ad
Back
Next
Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation
Listen Audio Icon Pause Audio Icon
judgment-img

2008(1) CPR 46
MAHARASHTRA STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, MUMBAI
B.B. Vagyani, President; P.N. Kashalkar, Judicial Member and Smt. S.P. Lale, Member
Smt. Shalan Shrirang Jadhav —Appellant
versus
Dr. Prakash Choukwale —Respondent
First Appeal No. 2508/06 @ M.A. 2908/06
Decided on: 27.11.2006

Advocates:
Counsel for the Parties:
For the Appellant:Anjali Patil, Advocate
For the Respondent:U.B. Wavikar, Advocate

Headnote:Consumer Protection Act, 1986—Section 2(1)(g)(o) —Deficiency in service—Medical negligence—Proving of—Death alleged to be caused due to massive bleeding during extraction of tooth—Patient not examined for blood sugar—Held, patient’s daughter refused to give consent for post-mortem—In the absence of post-mortem, it was very difficult to find any substance in allegations made by appellant against respondent doctor—He was simply treating appellant’s husband for extraction of tooth and nothing else—Charge of medical negligence thoroughly disproved by Civil Surgeon’s certificate placed on record who is expert in the field—Appeal dismissed. (Para 9)

       Facts of the Case:

       Appellant’s/complainant’s husband was having blood sugar and taking medicines. He had controlled sugar level in the blood. On 6.1.2004, complainant’s husband had some pain in the right side tooth. Allegedly complainant took her husband to respondent/doctor for extracting right side tooth. The doctor extracted right side tooth of her husband on 8.1.2004 without bothering to take pre-extraction tests like hypertension, examination of urine, and test of blood sugar etc. It gave rise to swelling and unabated bleeding due to which she had shifted her husband from one hospital to another hospital and ultimately on 15.1.2004 she had taken her husband to Wanless Hospital, Miraj and within few hours her husband expired in that hospital.

       Appellant filed a consumer complaint in District Consumer Forum alleging negligence on the part of respondent/doctor. Learned Forum below held that there was no negligence of any kind on the part of respondent/doctor and dismissed the complaint.

       Hence this appeal.

       Finding of the Commission:

       Case of complainant was rightly dismissed by the Forum below. No substance found in the appeal.

       Result: Appeal summarily rejected.

ORDER

P.N. Kashalkar, Judicial Member—Feeling aggrieved by the judgment and order of dismissal passed by District Consumer Forum, Satara in consumer complaint No. 03/06 decided on 29.6.2006, the org. complainant has filed this appeal challenging dismissal of her complaint.

2. There is delay of 30 days in filing the appeal. Therefore; appellant has made an application for condonation of delay. It is stated in Para 5 of the delay condonation application that her financial condition was too much bad and she was not aware about the further procedure of law. We are not satisfied by the explanation resorted to. Just and sufficient cause has not been made out in the application for condonation of delay. Therefore, we are not inclined to condone the delay.

3. Briefly case of the appellant/org. complainant is as under:

Complainant is a widow having a disabled son and minor daughter. Her husband was serving at Mumbai. In the year July, 2002, he met with an accident and he was admitted in the Sancheti Hospital at Pune. There he was operated. He was having blood sugar and by taking medicine he had controlled sugar level in the blood. Therefore, complainant and her husband shifted to Satara. On 6.1.2004, complainant’s husband had some pain on the right side tooth. He therefore, called Dr. Choukwale/the respondent herein at his residence. Dr. Choukwale came to his house on 6.1.2004 and examined him and gave him some treatment. Again the complainant approached the opposite party in his hospital and on examination, the opposite party told him that concerned tooth will have to be extracted. Accordingly on 8.1.04 at about10.00 a.m. complainant and her husband went to dental clinic of opposite party and informed him that he was already suffering from diabetics. However, without bothering of the said ailment the opposite party has started extracting the tooth and while extracting the tooth her husband was having pain. Any how he extracted the tooth. After removal of tooth there was bleeding. Opposite Party-doctor put some cotton squab at the side of extracted tooth. He gave some medicine and sent her husband back to home. However, on the following day again her husband Shri. Shrirang R. Jadhav approached opposite party-doctor, and told him that the bleeding was not stopping and there was swelling in his mouth and again some medicine was given by Dr. Choukwale. Even thereafter, injury at the site of extracted tooth and swelling in the mouth had not receded. Therefore, she took her husband to Dr. Shah on 11.1.04. At that time opposite party doctor was also present. Dr. Shah asked her husband to get admitted and told that without any test of blood and urine, it was not proper to give any treatment. When this was asked by Dr. Shah, opposite party doctor was also present and he told him that he had not tested his blood and urine before giving any treatment to complainant’s husband. Thereafter, her husband was admitted in Jeevanjyot Hospital on 12.1.04. Her husband’s blood and urine was checked and Dr. Sathe then started treatment. However, patient’s condition did not improve and Dr. Sathe directed that the patient should be taken immediately to Pune or Miraj. The Opposite Party then admitted Shri S. Jadhav in the Surgical and Politrama hospital at Satara on 13.1.04. Dr. Bagwan started treatment and since, there was injury at the right site of extracted tooth, he performed minor operation and continued to give treatment up to 14.1.04. Even thereafter, condition of her husband did not improve, but became more critical. Hence, she took her husband in Wanless Mission Hospital at Miraj. Dr. Bidari conducted various tests and started giving treatment, but on 15.4.04 at about 12.30 p.m. to 1.00 p.m. her husband expired. According to the complainant, since the opp. party doctor has not conducted pre-operational blood and urine tests before extracting the tooth, her husband expired. According to the complainant, her husband died because of negligence of opp. par

























Click Here to Read the rest of this document

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Judicial Analysis

SupremeToday

SupremeToday Portrait Ad
supreme today icon
logo-black

An indispensable Tool for Legal Professionals, Endorsed by Various High Court and Judicial Officers

Please visit our Training & Support
Center or Contact Us for assistance

qr

Scan Me!

India’s Legal research and Law Firm App, Download now!

For Daily Legal Updates, Join us on :

whatsapp-icon Back to top