Mumbai: Metropolis Healthcare fined Rs 1 lakh for changing locations
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Mumbai : Changing locations can indeed prove a costly affair for healthcare providers, it seems. Recently, The Central Mumbai District consumer Dispute Redressal Forum, is reported to have imposed a fine of approximately Rs 1 lakh on Metropolis healthcare on account of changing its location and hence causing hardship and inconvenience to one of its patients.
The case pertains to one Aziz Ahmed Jadwet, who had paid Rs.41,000/- in April, 2011 and Rs.36,000/- in July, 2011 for orthodontic treatment of his son and daughter. The dental treatment was going on at Madam Kama Road opposite Mantralaya (“Mantralaya Centre”).
In June, 2015 the complainant came to know that, the dental treatment is out sourced to one Siamed/Sidvim life Sciences. The complainant was told also that, the dental department at Mantralaya Centre is going to be closed and the complainant has to attend dental clinic at Goregaon which is about 35 k.m. away from his residence.
Keeping the long distance travel in mind, and the fact that the children were school going, Jadwet pointed out to the hardship and the inconvenience caused by the shifting of locations and approached the court to direct the opponent to provide dental treatment at Mantralaya Centre or near by fully equipped Centre. He has also claimed compensation of Rs.5,00,000/- for mental agony and litigation cost of Rs.30,000/-
The case pertains to one Aziz Ahmed Jadwet, who had paid Rs.41,000/- in April, 2011 and Rs.36,000/- in July, 2011 for orthodontic treatment of his son and daughter. The dental treatment was going on at Madam Kama Road opposite Mantralaya (“Mantralaya Centre”).
In June, 2015 the complainant came to know that, the dental treatment is out sourced to one Siamed/Sidvim life Sciences. The complainant was told also that, the dental department at Mantralaya Centre is going to be closed and the complainant has to attend dental clinic at Goregaon which is about 35 k.m. away from his residence.
Keeping the long distance travel in mind, and the fact that the children were school going, Jadwet pointed out to the hardship and the inconvenience caused by the shifting of locations and approached the court to direct the opponent to provide dental treatment at Mantralaya Centre or near by fully equipped Centre. He has also claimed compensation of Rs.5,00,000/- for mental agony and litigation cost of Rs.30,000/-
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