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©RFHHA , AIIMS Page 1 Important cases of medical negligence in India A. A.Saibaba Goud (Dr.) v. Mrs. L. Thomas, 2002 (1) CPJ 199 (AP SCDRC) SAmbi Reddy v. KKR ENT Hospital and Research Institute & Anr. 1997 (3)CPR 316(TN SCDRC) A.H. Rizvi (Dr.) v. Ku. Divya Mittal.2001 (3) CPJ 223 (UP SCDRC) A.K. HAzarika v. Straight X-Ray& Clinical Lab, Complaint Petition No. 122of 1992, decided on 9.10.93 (Assam SCDRD) (unreported) A.K.Pias v. Karithas Hospital. 1992 (1) CPJ 182 (Ker. SCDRC) A.M. Mathew V. Director, Kauna Hospital & Ors. 1998 (1) CPJ 476: 1998 (1) CPR 39 (Ker. SCDRC) A.M Mulla (Dr.) V. Mahaksab Ismailsab Nanawada, 1999 (2) CPR 353(Ker. SCDRC) A.P, Joseph & Anr. V. Dr. Kunjannamma Mathai & Anr, 1997 (3) CPJ 382(Ker. SCDRC) 551 A.S.Chandra (Dr.) V. Union of India. (1992) 1 Andhra Law Times 713 A.S Mittal & Ors. V. State of Up & Ors. AIR 1989 SC 1570:1989 (3)SCC 223:1989(2) JT 419 (SC) A.S. Mohanan v. Dr. Joseph George & Ors. 1998 (2) CPR 116: 1998 (2) CPJ 528(Ker. SCDRC) A.V Janaki Amma (Amt.) v. Union of India, 2004 (7) CLD 662 (AP-HC) Abdul Kadar Suleman Allana v. SAptarshi Medical & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.,2000 (3) CPJ 258 (Mah. SCDRC) Achutrao HAribhau Khodwa & Ors. V. State of Maharashtra & Ors. JT 1996(2)SC 624: AIR 1996 SC 2377: 1996 (2) SCC 634: 1996(2) Scale 328: 1996 (2) Supreme 751:1996 ACJ 505 (SC) Adams v. State, 429 P 2d 109, Wash 1967 Adarsh BAraria (Amt.) v. Dr. P.S. HArdia, 2000 (2) CPR 188 (MP SCDRC) Additional Director, C.G.H.S Pune v. Dr. R.L Butani, 1996 (1) CPJ 255 (NCDRC) Administrator, Natal v. Edouard, 1990 (3) SA 581

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Important cases of medical negligence in India

A.

A.Saibaba Goud (Dr.) v. Mrs. L. Thomas, 2002 (1) CPJ 199 (AP SCDRC)

SAmbi Reddy v. KKR ENT Hospital and Research Institute & Anr. 1997 (3)CPR 316(TN SCDRC)

A.H. Rizvi (Dr.) v. Ku. Divya Mittal.2001 (3) CPJ 223 (UP SCDRC)

A.K. HAzarika v. Straight X-Ray& Clinical Lab, Complaint Petition No. 122of 1992, decided on

9.10.93 (Assam SCDRD) (unreported)

A.K.Pias v. Karithas Hospital. 1992 (1) CPJ 182 (Ker. SCDRC)

A.M. Mathew V. Director, Kauna Hospital & Ors. 1998 (1) CPJ 476: 1998 (1) CPR 39 (Ker.

SCDRC)

A.M Mulla (Dr.) V. Mahaksab Ismailsab Nanawada, 1999 (2) CPR 353(Ker. SCDRC)

A.P, Joseph & Anr. V. Dr. Kunjannamma Mathai & Anr, 1997 (3) CPJ 382(Ker. SCDRC) 551

A.S.Chandra (Dr.) V. Union of India. (1992) 1 Andhra Law Times 713

A.S Mittal & Ors. V. State of Up & Ors. AIR 1989 SC 1570:1989 (3)SCC 223:1989(2) JT 419 (SC)

A.S. Mohanan v. Dr. Joseph George & Ors. 1998 (2) CPR 116: 1998 (2) CPJ 528(Ker. SCDRC)

A.V Janaki Amma (Amt.) v. Union of India, 2004 (7) CLD 662 (AP-HC)

Abdul Kadar Suleman Allana v. SAptarshi Medical & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.,2000 (3)

CPJ 258 (Mah. SCDRC)

Achutrao HAribhau Khodwa & Ors. V. State of Maharashtra & Ors. JT 1996(2)SC 624: AIR 1996

SC 2377: 1996 (2) SCC 634: 1996(2) Scale 328: 1996 (2) Supreme 751:1996 ACJ 505 (SC)

Adams v. State, 429 P 2d 109, Wash 1967

Adarsh BAraria (Amt.) v. Dr. P.S. HArdia, 2000 (2) CPR 188 (MP SCDRC)

Additional Director, C.G.H.S Pune v. Dr. R.L Butani, 1996 (1) CPJ 255 (NCDRC)

Administrator, Natal v. Edouard, 1990 (3) SA 581

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Adoration Convert v. Cicily, 2001 ACJ 1605 (Ker.) (DB)

Ahmed Rashid Abdul Majid Bhuraveala v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd.,1996 (1) CPJ110(AP

SCDRC)

Air India v. Suganda Ravi Mashelkar, 1993 (1) CPJ 63 (64) (NCDRC)

Ajay H.Katharia (Dr.) v. Car Mart Pvt. Ltd. & Anr., 2000 (3) CPJ 502(Mah. SCDRC)

Ajit Kaur (Dr.) v. State of Punjab, 1986 ACJ 696 (P&H-HC)

Akerele v. The King,[1943] AC 255: 168 LT 102: [1943] 1 All ER 367

Akhil Bhartiya Grahak Panchayat and Anr. V. Dr. Jog Hospital, 1993 (2) CPR 252:1993 (3) CPJ

1(Mah. SCDRC)

Akshay Lal jah v. Dr. Shyam Narain Arya, 2003 (1) CLD 125 (Bih. SCDRC)

Aleymma Varghese v. Dewan Bahadur Dr. V. Varghese & Ors., 1997 (3)CPJ 165(Ker. SCDRC)

Allan v. Greater Glasgow Health Board, 1998 SLT 580

Allen v. Bloomsbury Health Authority, (1993) 1 All ER 651

Alok Kumar Chakraborty v. Dr. Gautam Biswas & Anr., 1996 (2)CPJ 368 (WB SCDRC)

Alphic Finance Ltd. V. P. Sadasivam and another , 2001 (3) SCC 513

Altaf Hussain Farooqui v. Dr. Ashok Mathure & Ors., 1998 (1) CPR 427(Mah. SCDRC)

Amar Jwala Paper Mills (India) and Anr. V. State Bank of India, 1998 (8) SCC 387

Amar Singh v. Frances Newton Hospital, 2001(1)CPJ8:2001(1)CPR 379(Punj.SCDRC)

Amblappa v. Sriman D. Veerbhan Hegade, 1999 (3) CPR 72 (Karn. SCDRC)

Amir Ali Shakir v. St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, 1996(1) CPJ 169 1995 (3) CPR

174 (Karn. SCDRC)

Anil Nadir (Dr.) v. Dr. Rakesh Dullu, 2003 (3) CPR 308: 2003 (3) CPJ 401(Del. SCDRC)

Anjana Verma v.Dr.Ashok KumarThakur&Ors., 2003 (2) CPR 475:2003 (6) CLD 583 : 2003 (2)

CPJ 210 (Bih. SCDRC)

Anjani Kumar v. Madras Medical Mission & Anr., 1998 (2)CPJ 308 (TN SCDEC)

Annam Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy v. (Dr.) V.S Reddy, 2003 (5) CLD 906 (AP SCDRC)

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Anthony Dass A. V. Ex. Engineer, Earth Movers Division, BEM, KGF, 1997 (3) CPJ 224(Karm.

SCDRC)

Anthony v. Grey, (1936) 1 All ER 540

Anumalla Satyanarayana (Dr.) v. K. Shankar, 2000 (1) CPJ 288: 1999(3) CPR 316 (AP SCDRC)

Anup K.Ghose v. Dr. T.K. Biswas, 1997 (3) CPJ 469 (WB SCDRC)

Anup Kumar Jana v. Dr. Pabitra Chaterjee, 1998 (1) CPR 693, (WB SCDRC)

Anup Kumar v. S.M. Kanwar, 1993 (1) CPJ 45:1993 (1) CPR 113 (NCDRC)

Anuradha Kapil (Smt.) v. Dr. Suresh, 2001 (1) CPR 336 (MP SCDRC)

Aparna Doraisamy v. Dr. Anandan, 1999 (2) CPR 5 (TN SCDRC)

Aparna Dutta v. Apollo Hospital Enterprises Ltd., 2002 ACJ 954 (Mad, HC)

Aphraim Jayanand Rathod v. Dr. Shailesh Shah, 1996 (1) CPJ 243: 1996 (1) CPR 547(Guj.

SCDRC)

Archana (Smt.) & Ors. V. Chaudhari Trust Hospital & Ors. , 1998 (1) CRP 556(Mah. SCDRC)

Archana Paul and etc. Etc. V. State of Tripura & Ors., AIR 2004 Gau.-HC7

Arizona v. Maricopa Country Medical Society,475 US 332: 73 L.Ed. (2d) 48

Arun Balakrishanan Iyer and Anr.V.Soni Hospital and others,AIR2003 Mad.-HC 389

Arun Kumar Mishra v. Dr. Purshottam Singh, 1998 (3) CPR 284: 1998 (3) CPJ 573(Bih. SCDRC)

Aruna Ben D.Kothari & Ors. V. Navdeep Clinic & Ors. , 1996 (3) CPJ 605(Guj. SCDRC)

Aruna Mani Mishra Sanchalika Swati Sewa Sanstha Hospital, S.S.S. Hospital Mahmoodabad,

District Sitapur v. Smt. Bhagwati & Anr., 2003(1) CPR 157:2003(1)CPJ 69 (UP SCDRC)

Aruna Trikha (Smt.) v. Sehra Medical Centre, 2002 (1) CPJ 75 (NCDRC)

Arvind K. Hemant Lal Shah v. Bombay Hospital Trust, 1992 (2) CPR 154(Mah. SCDRC)

Ascher v. Gutirrez, 533 F 2d 1235, DC CA 1976

Asha Rani v. Dr. Rohit Grover & Ors., 1996 (3) CPJ 259 ( Chd. UTCDRC)

Asha v. Rohini Hospital , 2003 (1) CLD 537 (Del. SCDRC)

Ashok Kumar v. Dr. Suresh Sharma, 2001 (1) CPJ 478 (Punj. SCDRC)

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Ashok Dhawan (Dr.) v. Surjeet Singh, 1997 (1) CPJ 82: 1997 (1) CPR 169 (NCDRC)

Ashok Kumar Aneja v. Dr. Harish Kohli,2003 (2) CPJ 290:2003 (2) CPR 471(Uttaranchal-

SCDRC)

Ashok Kumar Choudhary v. Shashi Bhushan Singh, 2004 (1) CPR 8 (Bih. SCDRC)

Ashok Kumar Singh v.Mohan Thakur, 2000 (2) CPJ 220:2000 (3) CPR 202(Bih. SCDRC)

Ashpal Singh v. Sher Singh, 2002 (1) CPJ 73 (Del. SCDRC)

Avtar Singh Bhatora v. Dr. Swarn Prakash Garg, 2001 (1) CPJ 197: 2001 CPR 44(Punj. SCDRC)

B

B.Ashok Kumar (Dr.) v. Kamma Narasimha Swamy,2003 (3) CLD 670 : 2004 (1) CPJ 55(AP

SCDRC)

B.Mahidhar Reddy v. Apollo Hospitals, 2003 (6) CLD 373 (AP SCDRC)

B.Murali Krishna Reddy v. Smt. Dr. E. Adilaxmi, 2003 (5) CLD 672 (AP SCDRC)

B. NArasaiah (Dr.) v. Kande Laxmaiah, 1998 (1) CPJ 489 (AP SCDRC)

B.C. Joshi v. Dr. SAndeep Kumar & Ors., 2002 (2)CPJ 125 (Del. SCDRC)

B.H Tolani v. Rajasthan Housing Board, 1993 (1) CPJ 524 (Raj. SCDRC)

B.S. Agarwala v. State of Orissa, 1993 (2) CPJ 1066 (Ori. SCDRC)

B.S Hegde v. Dr. Sudhanshu Bhattacharya, 1993 (3) CPR 414 (NCDRC)

Babanrao Yadav v. Lion Tarachand Bappa Hospital, 2003 (1) CPJ 365: 2002 (3) CPR329(Mah.

SCDRC)

Babita Jha v. State of Bihar & Ors., 2002 (3) CPR 392 (Bih. SCDRC)

Baby Ramya, represented by her father K. Raji Reddy v. Dr. (Mrs.) Aruna Reddy & Anr.,1996 (1)

CPR 244 (AP SCDRC)

Badri Parsad Rai v. Dr. M.L. Peshin, 2003 (3) CPR 119 (Uttaranchal-SCDRC)

Bailey v. Belinfante, 218 SE 2d 289, Ga 1975

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Balbir Singh Makol v. Chairman, M/S. Sir Ganga ram Hospital and Ors., 2000 (1) CPR

45(NCDRC)

Baldev Singh & Anr. v. Arya Hospital-cum-Daulat ram Memorial Medical Centre & Ors., 1997 (3)

CPJ 528 (Chd. UTCDRC)

Baleshwar Prasad & Ors. (Dr.) v. Firtu Das Mahant, 2003 (2) CPR 112:2003 (2) CPJ 457

(Jharkhand SCDRC)

Balwinder Kumar v. Arya Hoapital, 2001 (2) CPR 394 (Chd.- UTCDRC)

Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of india, (1984) 3 SCC 161: AIR 1984 SC 802

Basidhar Panigrahi v. Chief Medical Officer, Ganjam and Ors, 1993(1) CPR 94(Ori. SCDRC)

Barcia v. Society of the New York Hospital,241 NYS 2d 373, NY 1963

Barkway v. South Wales Transport Co., (1950) 1 All ER 392

Barnete v. Chelsea and Kensington Hospital Management Committee, (1968) 1 All ER1068\

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Basant Mahadev Samvatsar v. Dr. Sudhir Mahashabde & Ors., 2000 (3) CPR 349 (MP SCDRC)

Basant Seth & Anr. v.Regency Hospital Ltd.,OP No.99 of 1994,Decided on22.1.2002(NCDRC)

Baseo v. State of Pepsu, AIR 1956 SC 448

Basudev Goswami v. Dr. Bhaskar Das & Anr., 2001 (3) CPJ 262 (WB SCDRC)

Bee Enn General Hospital v. Sunita Kaloo, 2003 (2) CLD 137 (J&K-HC)

Beena Gark v. Kailash Nursing Home, 2002 (3) CPR 254: 2002 (3) CPJ 99 (NCDRC)

Behal Hospital & Medical Research Centre, though Manager, Dr. Vinay B. Behal v. Sh. Sahi Ram

& Ors., 2003 (1) CPR 49-2003 (1) CPJ 14 (Raj SCDRC)

Benarr v. Kettering Health Authority, (1988) 138 NLJ 179

Beringer v. Lackner, 73 NE 2d 620, III 1947

Beti Bai Saxena (Smt.) v. Dr. S.L.Mukherjee & Ors.., 2001 (3) CPJ 251:2001(2) CPR 163(MP

SCDRC)

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Bhagbat Saran Agarwala & Ors. V. State of Orissa & Ors., 1993 (2) CPJ 1066 (Ori SCDRC)

Bhagwan DAss Arora v. Dr. Ashok Singal, 1999 (#) CPJ 345 (Punj SCDRC)

Bhairu lal v. Rajasthan State Electricity Board, 1992 (3) CPJ 1656 (Raj SCDRC)

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Bhanupal v. Dr. Prakash Padode and Ors., 2000 (2) CPJ 384: 2000 (3) CPR 356 (MP SCDRC)

Bharat II Gurjar v. Newciti Hospitals, 2003 (1) CLD 1019 (AP SCDRC)

Bharat Pathology Laboratory v. Mangi Lal Vyas, 2003 (3) CPJ 94 (NCDRC)

Bhargava Nursing Home v. Mrs.Charan Kamal Kaur,2003(3)CLD 351(Chd.-UTCDRC)

Bhavchanbhai Manjibhai Lakhani v.Dr.Bhupendra D.SAgar, Complaint No.378 of 1991 Decided

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Bhogi Lal Chimanlal v, Nanavati, AIR 1931 Bom. 409: (1931) 33 Born LR 648

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Birbal Singh & Ors. V. ESI Corporation & Ors., 1993 (2) CPJ 1028

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Bridges v. Directors, etc. Of N.L.RY., (1873-74) LR7 HR.213

Brij Mohan Kher v.Dr.N.H.Banka and Ors.,1995(1)CPJ 99:1994(3)CPR 140:1994(3)CP 197

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C. Sivakumar v. Dr. John Arthur & Anr. 1999(1) CPR 367 (TN SCDRC): 1998 (3) CPR 436 (TN

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485(AP SCDRC)

C.C. Chaubal (Dr. V. Pankaj Srivastava, 2003 (3) CPR 20: 2003 (5) CLD 871 (NCDRC)

C.S. Subramanian (Dr.) v. Kumarasamy & Anr. (1994) 1 MLJ 438

C.V. Mathew (Dr.) V. P. Babu, 2000(1) CPJ 134: 1999 (3) CPR 461 (Ker. SCDRC)

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Cassel and Co. Ltd. V. Broome, (1962) AC 1027 (HL)

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CCI. Chambers Co-op. Housing Society Ltd. V. Development Credit Bank Ltd., AIR 2004 SC 184

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Chaman Singh Faujdar & Ors.V.German Remedies Ltd. & Anr. 1992 (2) CPJ 915 1992(1) CPR

603 (Raj. SCDRC)

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Champaben Babul al v. C.V. Shah Medical Centre, 1992(1) CPR 667 (Guj. SCDRC)

Chanchal Ostwal (Smt.) v. SDM Hospital and Dr.Nimish A. Shah, Decided on 28.11.92 by Raj.

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