The Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has overturned a Pune District Commission order that had held a hospital and two neurosurgeons liable for alleged negligence during a brain tumor surgery. The State Commission ruled that there was no evidence of medical negligence, observing that the surgeons acted with due care and skill while performing a complex and high-risk operation, and that the lower court had failed to properly evaluate the defense and medical evidence presented. Case Background The case dates back to 2003, when a patient suffering from persistent headaches consulted a neurologist at a hospital in Pune.
An MRI revealed an acoustic schwannoma compressing vital structures. Following consultation with neurosurgeons, the patient underwent surgery, where approximately 75% of the tumor was removed. The surgeons stopped the procedure midway due to…
