A Delhi consumer court recently dismissed an 18-lakh rupee compensation claim filed against a government hospital and its treating doctor, concluding that there was no medical negligence in a patient’s death following an attempted urinary catheterization. The case centered on whether the procedure and the hospital’s preparedness met acceptable medical standards. The Patient and His Condition The case dates back to 2015, when the patient initially experienced difficulty passing urine and sought care at a nursing home. A routine urine examination was reported as normal, and he was prescribed medications for three days.
As symptoms persisted, he later visited the treating hospital in Delhi in October 2015. At this hospital, urine and blood samples were collected, and the patient was asked to refrain from urinating for two hours. An older ultrasound report shown by the patient revealed…
