No doctor attended after delivery, WB Nursing home slapped Rs 10 lakh compensation in maternal death case
Compensation
The case goes back 6 years to when a 25-year-old woman who passed away after delivery. The patient, who had been under the doctor’s care since the initial stage of her pregnancy, was admitted to the facility in October 2019 and delivered her baby in the morning.
Soon after childbirth, she developed serious complications. It was alleged that she was not examined by any doctor and later died around 5.30 pm the same day.
It was noted that instead of paying Rs. 2 lakh to the petitioner, the Nursing Home filed an appeal with the High Court, but the court refused to put a stay on the commission’s order.
Meanwhile, the medical council found the doctor guilty of medical negligence and also penalised the doctor.
Contesting the decision, the accused doctor has also approached the high court with a stay petition; however, the court has rejected his petition. The doctor also approached the court with an appeal, which is still pending.
Rehearing the matter earlier this month, Justice Ashim Kumar Banerjee (Retired), Chairman of the commission, stated, “We have a provision to impose a compensation of Rs 10 Lakh if medical negligence leads to death. We have previously already asked the facility to pay Rs 2 lakh, now we have asked them to pay Rs. 8 lakh in 10 instalments. The petitioner has approached us with an appeal of final compensation as we previously asked the petitioner to come to us after the medical council’s decision.”
