SGPGI slapped Rs 39 lakh compensation for negligence, faulty treatment of late Padma Shri awardee
Lucknow: Holding the Lucknow based Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) guilty for "negligence and faulty treatment" of eminent artist and Padma Shri awardee Prof Ranbir Singh Bisht, who died around 24 years ago, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), Uttar Pradesh has directed the Institute to pay Rs 39 lakh compensation.
While considering the complaint by the daughter of the late Padma Shri awardee, the State Consumer Court of Uttar Pradesh has directed SGPGIMS to pay Rs 19 lakh, with interest at a rate of 10 per cent from September 25, 1998, as compensation for negligence and deficiency of service to the complainant.
It also directed the SGPGIMS to pay Rs 20 lakh to the complainant towards mental agony, again with interest at a rate of 10 per cent from the said date.
IANS adds that as per the order, Prof Bisht had been an angina patient since 1986 and was admitted to SGPGI on September 2, 1998. He, however, died on September 25, 1998 during treatment.
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