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A. P. SAHI
Superb MRI & C. T. Scan – Appellant
Versus
Kanav Chopra (Minor) – Respondent


Counsel for the Parties:
For the Appellant:Mr. P.S. Khurana, Advocate
For the Respondents for Kanav Chopra:Mr. Abhishek Puri, Ms. Surbhi Gupta and Mr. Sahil Grewal, Advocates

ORDER

The Appeal arises out of an Order of the SCDRC, UT Chandigarh dated 18.10.2011 whereby the learned State Commission has allowed the Complaint filed by the Respondent No.1 and has awarded compensation, expenses and litigation costs as against a claim of medical negligence. The negligence is precisely alleged against Dr. Tejinder Kaur who is running the Opposite Party No.1 Scanning centre contending that the report of imaging dated 13.01.2007 was a wrong report, contrary to the images that existed, and which were necessarily to be mentioned for a proper diagnosis. It is alleged that on account of this incorrect and wrong report, the future treatment of the Complainant could not be undertaken timely and was delayed, resulting in the loss of the eye-sight of the left-eye of the Complainant. The loss was on account of the optical nerve been infected with a malignant growth which was not depicted in the report dated 13.01.2007. The claim was, that had the correct radiological symptoms been recorded, the Complainant would have immediately undertaken the follow-up treatment which could not be accomplished due to this incorrect reporting by the Appellant. The State Commission after ha

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