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2007 Supreme(Jhk) 880

S.N.KAPOOR, J.B.K.TAIMNI
T. Rama Rao – Appellant
Versus
Vijay Hospital – Respondent


ORDER

S.N. Kapoor, J.

1. The appellant/complainant husband lost his case for compensation of Rs. 10.00 lakh due to death of his wife on account of medical negligence against the opposite party/respondents. Feeling aggrieved, he has filed this appeal.

2. The case of the complainant is that his deceased wife Doctor K. Vijayalakshmi was a Medical Officer at the Primary Health Centre, Vanapalli. On 13.7.1991, she lost control other left side limbs. She was admitted on 14.7.1991 in Madras Medical Mission. Vijay Hospital/ opposite party No. 1 allegedly appointed Madras Medical Mission a consultant to treat the deceased. On 15.7.1991, the patient was referred to Dr. Deepak, Neuro Physician. He conducted C.T. Scanning Test. After the test, Dr. K.M. Cherian of Madras Medical Mission declared that it was a medical case and not a surgical one and the patient would be all right within a week under the treatment of the Neuro Physician. But, neither Dr. K.M. Cherian nor anybody else of Vijay Hospital arranged for the services of Neuro Physician till 24.7.1991. When the condition of the complainant's wife became very serious, Dr. Deepak attended on her only on 24.7.1991 but could not do anything an










































































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