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April 2026

“Consent for admission in ICU is not a legal requirement” observes court

Vijay Dashrath Naidu v/s Wockhardt Hospitals & Ors.
19MLCD (j137) | Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mumbai
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Failure to disclose a surgical error in discharge summary held as “gross negligence” as it is “a material fact” that affects the patient’s health

Colaco Hospital v/s Arvin Kotian & Ors.
19MLCD (j144) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Surgery abandoned for patient’s safety is care not medical error rules Court

Grant Medical Foundation, Ruby Hall Clinic & Ors. v/s Babychanda R. Srivastava & Ors.
19MLCD (j148) | Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mumbai
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Proper surgery overshadowed by careless handover of the biopsy sample to patients attendants and delayed referral

Dr. B. K. Choudhary v/s Barji Devi & Ors.
19MLCD (j157) | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi
Judgement in favour of: Patient

COVID-positive patient travels to another city, defying quarantine and medical advice – Court outrightly rejects negligence claim

Pooja Singh v/s BBC Heart Care Pruthi Hospital & Anr.
19MLCD (j170) | Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Patient died earlier in the PM report but hospital bills kept him alive for four more days – “Unfair, unprofessional and unethical acts”

Shaik Shameena & Ors. v/s Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd. & Ors. 
19MLCD (j175) | Telangana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hyderabad
Judgement in favour of: Patient

Stem-cell Banks cannot be sued in Consumer Courts - “Human tissues, blood, blood products or organs” are exempted under Consumer Protection Act

Neha Lohia v/s LifeCell International Pvt. Limited & Anr.
19MLCD (j183) | Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh
Judgement in favour of: Doctor

Court refers to post-mortem report to reject doctor’s defence and rules that lack of post-surgery care caused patient’s death, not a heart attack

Dr. Rishi Pal Gupta & Anr. v/s Bala Devi
19MLCD (j188) | Haryana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Panchkula
Judgement in favour of: Patient



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