AVM J. RAJENDRA
Life Line Nursing Home & Pollyclinic – Appellant
Versus
Mohd. Nasim – Respondent
ORDER
The present Revision Petition has been filed under Section 58(1)(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (the “Act”) against order dated 01.06.2022, passed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, West Bengal (‘State Commission’) in First Appeal No. 8 of 2019. In this, the Appeal by the Respondent/ Complainant was partly allowed, thereby setting aside the Order dated 22.01.2019, passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal, Purba Bardhman (“District Forum”) in CC No. 87 of 2010, wherein the Complainant’s complaint was dismissed.
2. For convenience, the parties in the present matter are denoted as per the Complaint before the District Forum. Mohd Nasim is the Complainant. The Life Line Nursing Home & Polyclinic is referred as OP-1 (Petitioner No. 1 herein), Dr. Sandip Ghosh is referred as OP-2 (Petitioner No. 2 herein), Dr. Arunima Chowdhury is referred as OP-3 (Petitioner No. 3 herein).
3. Brief facts of the case, as per the Complainant, are that his mother, Jibabesha Begum, was admitted to Life Line Nursing Home (OP-1) on 10.06.2008 for gallbladder surgery, as per the advice of Dr. Sandip Kumar Ghosh, Surgeon (OP-2). She was operated upon at 4.00 PM on the
Samira Kohli vs. Dr. Prabha Manchanda (2008) 2 SCC 1.(Para 12)
Medical Negligence – The allegations of medical negligence have also been duly examined by the Medical Experts and the lapses of OPs in providing treatment to the patient have been established.
Healthcare providers must adhere to the standard of care associated with their qualifications, reinforcing medical negligence principles.
(1) Standard of Care (Advice vs. Persistence) – The Commission clarified that once a doctor advises a necessary diagnostic test (like the Level-II Scan), the burden of compliance shifts to the patien....
(1) Duty of care – The duty of care implies that the doctor must exercise reasonable skill and care, adhering to the standards expected of a medical professional in similar circumstances.(2) Breach –....
(1) Medical Board Report - Looking to the Medical Board Report, entire record, Bed Head Ticket of the patient, Commission was of the view that, the patient was given proper care, timely and possible ....
(1) Pancreatitis – Pancreatitis could be detected only much later but OPs cannot be held responsible.(2) Negligence – The patient’s treatment was based on from OP No.3, which further underscores negl....
Protection of Life – OPs failed to bring on record that inherent infrastructure and expertise to protect the life of deceased who was admitted.
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