C.A. No. 003975 - / 2018
M.A. BIVIJI vs SUNITA
Status
DISPOSED
Judges
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA
Order Date
19-10-2023
Citation
2023 INSC 938
Filed On
19-03-2018 12:00 AM
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Performing an unjustifiable and forced medical procedure on a patient who is responding adequately to existing treatment constitutes medical negligence, entitling the patient to compensation limited to expenses incurred at the negligent facility where causal nexus between the single negligent act and all subsequent complications is not conclusively established.