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Bhartiya No. 1 (Nationalist)     01 November 2011

Highest compensation in a medical negligence

NCDRC Awards Rs. 1.77 crore Against Kolkata Doctors for Anuradha’s death: Dr. Saha To Challenge The Judgment In the Supreme Court For Enhancement

October 21, 2011

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The National Consumers Forum (NCDRC) has finally delivered a judgment in Anuradha Saha’s wrongful death case awarding a total of Rs. 1 crore 77 lakh 87 thousand 5 hundred rupees against three Kolkata doctors and AMRI hospital in Kolkata (see the judgment below).  While this is by far the highest compensation in a medical negligence case (previously SC awarded Rs. 1 crore in Mr. Dhananka’s case in 2009), the award is a tiny fraction of the more than Rs. 97 crore claimed by Dr. Kunal Saha, Anuradha’s husband.  Ironically, NCDRC has reduced about 25 lakh from the compensation because one other doctor (Dr. Abani Roychowdhury) who was also found guilty by the SC died last year during the pendency of this case in the NCDRC.  Even more shockingly, NCDRC has further reduced 10% for alleged interference by Dr. Saha in the treatment of his wife.  While the highest compensation in Indian history is likely to send a strong signal against the negligent doctors and hospitals in India, Dr. Saha has vouched to challenged this verdict in the Apex Court for enhancement of the compensation.

NCDRC Order (Oct. 21, 2011)

 

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SURESH GODBOLE (ADVOCATE)     01 November 2011

So far so good

Is any time frame for payment of Award

The claimant wants to claim the award or to enhance it

If Dr Saha goes to Honle Sup Court , fight it out there

DR.SANAT KUMAR DASH (Eye Specialist)     04 November 2011

The    Negligent   Doctors   will   get   a   lesson   from  this   Historic   Judgment   of  NCDRC.

SURESH GODBOLE (ADVOCATE)     04 November 2011

Now the question is getting the award from the defaulter Doctors to the legal heirs of the deceased .

 

If they want fight further well and good

 

   The question is whether it is sensible to wait for another 5 yrs and  get the award enhanced or get the same ,

after going to Honle Sup Court

Better to get the compensation


(Guest)

in the appeal itself the supreme court will award the interm awards pending  disposal of appeal to the petitioner/appellant. It is a land mark judgment


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