Current Issue
April 2026
“Consent for admission in ICU is not a legal requirement” observes court
19MLCD (j137)
- Vijay Dashrath Naidu v/s Wockhardt Hospitals & Ors.
- Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mumbai
Judgement in favour of:
Patient
Failure to disclose a surgical error in discharge summary held as “gross negligence” as it is “a material fact” that affects the patient’s health
19MLCD (j144)
- Colaco Hospital v/s Arvin Kotian & Ors.
- National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of:
Patient
Surgery abandoned for patient’s safety is care not medical error rules Court
19MLCD (j148)
- Grant Medical Foundation, Ruby Hall Clinic & Ors. v/s Babychanda R. Srivastava & Ors.
- Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mumbai
Judgement in favour of:
Doctor
Proper surgery overshadowed by careless handover of the biopsy sample to patients attendants and delayed referral
19MLCD (j157)
- Dr. B. K. Choudhary v/s Barji Devi & Ors.
- National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of:
Patient
COVID-positive patient travels to another city, defying quarantine and medical advice – Court outrightly rejects negligence claim
19MLCD (j170)
- Pooja Singh v/s BBC Heart Care Pruthi Hospital & Anr.
- Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh
Judgement in favour of:
Doctor
Patient died earlier in the PM report but hospital bills kept him alive for four more days – “Unfair, unprofessional and unethical acts”
19MLCD (j175)
- Shaik Shameena & Ors. v/s Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd. & Ors.
- Telangana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hyderabad
Judgement in favour of:
Patient
Stem-cell Banks cannot be sued in Consumer Courts - “Human tissues, blood, blood products or organs” are exempted under Consumer Protection Act
19MLCD (j183)
- Neha Lohia v/s LifeCell International Pvt. Limited & Anr.
- Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh
Judgement in favour of:
Doctor
Court refers to post-mortem report to reject doctor’s defence and rules that lack of post-surgery care caused patient’s death, not a heart attack
19MLCD (j188)
- Dr. Rishi Pal Gupta & Anr. v/s Bala Devi
- Haryana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Panchkula
Judgement in favour of:
Patient
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