Prescribing Allopathic Medicines Without Qualification Is Negligence, Consumer Court slaps Rs 2 Lakh compensation for vision loss - Video

Holding that prescribing allopathic medicines without having a recognised medical qualification amounts to a deficiency in service, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Rs 2 lakh compensation to a patient who permanently lost vision after treatment at an eye optical centre in Uttar Pradesh.

"The act of prescribing allopathic medicines by a person not possessed of a recognized medical qualification and not registered under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, constitutes deficiency in service and negligence by operation of law, irrespective of the outcome of such prescription. In the present case, the injury caused to the petitioner is alleged to be a direct consequence of such illegal practice," the NCDRC observed.

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Prescribing allopathic medicines without recognised medical qualification is negligence- Consumer Court slaps compensation for vision loss