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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
AJIT KUMAR, SWARUPAMA CHATURVEDI
Saurabh Singh – Appellant
Versus
Swaroop Rani Hospital – Respondent
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| 1. necessity of additional parties in legal proceedings. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. implications of medical negligence leading to patient death. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. state's responsibility to improve medical protocols and prevent negligence. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. setting a future date for further hearings and necessary submissions. (Para 8) |
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard Ms. Reena N. Singh, learned counsel through video conferencing along with Sri Rana Singh and Sri Ashish Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in Court, Sri Pradeep Kumar Shahi, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for State respondents and Sri Prabhakar Tripathi, learned counsel for respondent no. 2.
2. It is contended by learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel that Swaroop Rani Hospital, Prayagraj is under the administration of Chief Medical Superintendent and hence in the given facts of the case, he is a necessary party.
3. Petitioner is directed to implead forthwith the Chief Medical Superintendent of Swaroop Rani Hospital as fifth respondent in the petition.
4. Submission advanced on behalf of the petitioner is that the mother of petitioner namely, Urmila was admitted to the Swaroop Rani Hospital and after pa
The state has a constitutional obligation under Article 21 to ensure the right to life is protected by maintaining standards in medical care.
Petitioners are negligent on the principle of ‘res ipsa loquitor (principle that the mere occurrence of some types of accident is sufficient to imply negligence)’ in administering mismatched or conta....
The State is obligated to provide adequate medical facilities, and negligence in this regard, particularly during childbirth, can lead to liability for resulting harm or death, as demonstrated in thi....
The real charge of medical negligence stems from the failure of hospital to regularly monitor blood parameters of patient during the course of the day.
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