Supreme Court of India · 2019-01-09
Arun Kumar Manglik vs Chirayu Health And Medicare Private Ltd ...
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2019 SC 639
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Arun Kumar Manglik
- Respondent
- Chirayu Health And Medicare Private Ltd ...
- Author
- D.Y. Chandrachud
- Bench
- Hemant Gupta, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the NCDRC's decision which set aside the MP State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission's finding of medical negligence under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The Court emphasized that timely medical intervention is crucial and that the treating doctors failed to provide adequate care, leading to the patient's death. The Court reinstated the award of compensation of Rs. 6,00,000, affirming the finding of negligence against the medical professionals involved.