Supreme Court of India · 2005-12-15
Tara Chand Jain vs Sir Ganga Ram Hospital And Anr
- Citation / case number
- 2006 AIR SCW 4037
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Tara Chand Jain
- Respondent
- Sir Ganga Ram Hospital And Anr
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Arijit Pasayat, Tarun Chatterjee
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission's decision, affirming that the appellant failed to establish medical negligence under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The Court noted that the appellant's claim for compensation of Rs. 40,00,000 was based on a lack of evidence demonstrating that the continuous urine flow was due to negligence during the prostate operation. The Court emphasized the necessity of proving deficiency in service, which was not satisfactorily demonstrated in this case.