WB Doctor serves Rs 20 crore Defamation notice to Medical Council
Now, seeking compensation of the immense harassment and mental agony which the doctor had suffered since August 2017 when the order for removal of his name was passed by the WBMC; he has served defamation notice to the council.;
Kolkata: Aggrieved with the suspension orders that were handed to a neurologist in a medical negligence case by the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC), the doctor has now sent a whooping Rs 20 crore defamation notice to the council. The neurologist, suspended by the council was later exonerated by the high court as well as the Supreme court in the matter
In his notice to the WBMC, the doctor has demanded the council to pay Rs 20 crore for defamation, Rs 60 lakh compensation for loss of income and 7 lakhs for legal cost to him. The doctor has also sent the copy of the notice to the Secretary Health, State Health department the apex Medical Council of India (MCI) in the matter.
Medical Dialogues reported about the entire case wherein Dr Snigdhendu Ghosh was suspended by the state medical council for the duration of one year on account of medical negligence in July 2017. The action was taken based on a complaint filed against him by the father of a 19-year-old girl who allegedly died under his care on 29th December 2010.
Alleging criminal negligence the deceased's father filed a complaint with the local police station which registered the complaint under IPC 304A. The family also addressed an appeal to the West Bengal Medical Council as well as the Medical Council of India. They also moved the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission where they did not prosecute the matter and the complaint was dismissed.
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