Medical Negligence: Delhi Consumer Court Orders Nursing Home to Pay Rs 20 Lakh for loss of fallopian tube
Written By : Anshika Mishra
Published On 2025-12-29 12:15 GMT | Update On 2025-12-29 12:16 GMT
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The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission VIII (Central), Delhi, has directed a private nursing home in the city to pay Rs 20 lakh compensation to a woman, who suffered the loss of her fallopian tube and permanent infertility due to the medical negligence of a treating doctor.
The Commission observed that the treating doctor failed to diagnose the patient's ectopic pregnancy on time and also misrepresented her qualifications. Accordingly, the consumer court held the private nursing home vicariously liable for the acts of the doctor and ordered,
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