Consumer Cases Quarterly Digest 2024

Supreme Court Medical Negligence | Supreme Court Awards Rs 10 Lakh Compensation To Patient Who Developed Hoarseness In Voice After Trainee Gave Anaesthesia Case Title: J. DOUGLAS LUIZ (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES VERSUS MANIPAL HOSPITAL | CIVIL APPEAL NO.1700 OF 2024 Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 134 The Supreme Court recently awarded Rs. 10 lakhs compensation to a patient who developed hoarseness in his voice due to medical negligence committed by doctors while administering anaesthesia. The patient (now deceased) claimed compensation of Rs. 18,00,000/- (Rupees Eighteen Lakhs only), against the faulty operation done by the Manipal hospital which resultantly developed hoarseness in his voice. However, the District Forum had suo moto arrived at a rough and ready figure of ₹5,00,000/- (Rupees Five lakhs only) payable as compensation to the appellant without furnishing any reasons for arriving at the said figure. Supreme Court Apple Has No Duty To Trace Stolen iPhone Using Unique Identity Number: Supreme Court Case Title : Apple India Pvt Ltd v. Harish Chandra Mohanty and others Citation : 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 138 The Supreme Court obliterated an observation made by the Odisha State Consumer Commission that Apple India has the duty to trace a stolen iPhone with the help of a unique identity number provided by it. The Supreme Court stated that the observation made by the Consumer Commission was "unwarranted". The Bench Comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing an appeal filed by Apple India against the Consumer Commission's order, which was passed in a complaint filed over stolen iPhone. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Loss Of Vision In One Eye Due To Undiagnosed Malignancy In Optic Nerve, NCDRC Upholds Order Against Superb MRI & C.T. Scan The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), New Delhi bench comprising Mr Justice A.P. Sahi (President) upheld the Chandigarh State Commission's order against Superb MRI and C.T. Scan, a diagnosis and scanning centre, which furnished an incorrect MRI Scan which led to delayed treatment, resulting in the loss of vision in the Complainant's left eye, attributed to an undiagnosed malignant growth in the optic nerve. The appeal filed by the Scanning Centre was dismissed. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) National Consumer Commission Holds Janak Surgicare Liable For Deficiency In Service For Causing The Death Of A Patient During A Surgical Procedure The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, presided by Justice Karuna Nand Bajpayee, held that although medical professionals are not required to maintain the utmost skill levels at all times, they are still required to offer a reasonable standard of skill and care. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) Insurance Survey Reports Do Not Hold Ultimate Authority And Can Be Disregarded If They're Arbitrary In Nature: National Consumer Commission The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, presided by Subhash Chandra And Sadhna Shanker, held New India Assurance liable for deficiency in service due to the denial of an insurance claim over an arbitrary survey report. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) Damages Involving Motor Vehicles Must Be Adjudicated By Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, Consumer Forums Do Not Have Jurisdiction: NCDRC The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench comprising Mr Justice Sudip Ahluwalia (Presiding Member) reiterated that Consumer Fora do not have the jurisdiction to entertain claims/damages involving motor vehicles. Such claims could only be adjudicated by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT) by virtue of Section 165 of the Motor Vehicles Act. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) Booking Commercial Space For Self-Employment Business Deemed As Commercial Purpose : National Consumer Commission The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, presided by Justice Ram Surat Maurya (presiding member) and Bharatkumar Pandya(member), in a complaint against MVL Holding Ltd ruled that commercial space booked for doing business by way of self-employment comes under the definition of commercial purpose. The complaint was dismissed on the aforementioned ground. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) Only Procedural Aspects Or Clerical Mistakes Can Be Corrected After The Judgment Is Pronounced: National Consumer Commission The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, presided by Justice Ram Surat Maurya (presiding member) and Bharatkumar Pandya (member), in a case against Jalandhar Improvement Trust, held that after a judgment is pronounced, the commission becomes functus officio (having performed the office), and it cannot be modified ...

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