A Mumbai doctor and Bombay Hospital, have been directed to pay Rs 15.5 lakh to a Jaipur couple, after the state consumer forum found them guilty of negligence that led to the death of the couple’s son. An amount of Rs.14.5 lakh is to be paid with 10% interest from the date the complaint was filed on February 5, 2000. The couple will also get Rs.1 lakh as compensation for mental trauma. The couple’s son, Yogesh Kumar Soni, was discharged from the hospital while his treatment was still on because he had allegedly slapped a nurse.
The court held a doctor cannot withdraw his services for any reason when the patient is in a critical condition. If the doctor refuses treatment, he is accused of professional negligence leading to deficiency of services, the commission held. According to the complainants, their son Yogesh was a constable in the CRPF and was working with the Customs department…
