HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 3047 OF 2023

O R D E R:

This Writ Petition was filed being aggrieved by the proceedings dated 23.03.2022 of the 2^nd respondent in returning the Appeal dated 18-03-2021 filed by petitioner under Regulation 8.8 of the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002. The petitioner contended that rejection of Appeal as ‘not maintainable’ is illegal, arbitrary, and contrary to law.

2. Petitioner contends that the 4^th respondent is running a hospital by name Taraporewalla Nursing Home located at East Maredpally, Secunderabad. He stated that his deceased wife was under the medical care of the 4th respondent from the second month of her pregnancy. Estimated date of delivery, as given by the 4^th respondent was 25.08.2013. On 10-08-2013, petitioner’s wife visited the 4^th respondent nursing home for a general check-up along with test reports as advised earlier. After examining the reports, the 4th respondent diagnosed the petitioner’s wife with Cholestatic Jaundice and directed her to get admitted to the nursing home, which she did on 10-08-2013 at 8:00 PM.

Despite knowledge of the possibility of Post-