Medical Negligence- Award Of Compensation Cannot Go Restrictive When The Victim Is From Poor And Rural Background:SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

7 March 2019 8:01 PM IST

"We are impelled to make these observations in the context of an uncomfortable fact indicated on record that when the appellant was writhing in pain, she was not immediately attended at and was snubbed with the retort that 'the people from hilly areas make unnecessary noise'."

Responsiveness and diligence of Medical Professionals has to be equi-balanced for all their consumers, said the Supreme Court while enhancing compensation to a woman who suffered due to medical negligence.The bench comprising Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari observed:"The general damages towards pain and suffering as also loss of amenities of life deserve to...

Medical Negligence- Award Of Compensation Cannot Go Restrictive When The Victim Is From Poor And Rural Background:SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

"We are impelled to make these observations in the context of an uncomfortable fact indicated on record that when the appellant was writhing in pain, she was not immediately attended at and was snubbed with the retort that 'the people from hilly areas make unnecessary noise'."

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