Patna Court February 2003 Judgments

Mrs. Anjana Verma Vs. Dr. Ashok Kumar Thakur and Others

Court: Bihar State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission SCDRC Patna

D.P.S. Choudhary, President: 1. Complainant-Mrs. Anjana Verma is the wife of Chandra Shekhar Verma who died in course of treatment in the clinic of O.P. No. 3 (Proforma O.P.). Opposite party No. 1 is Dr. Ashok Kumar Thakur, a Cardiologist and O.P. No. 2 is Heart Hospital of which O.P. No. 1 is Medical Director. 2. The brief fact of the case is that on 11.9.1999 the complainants husband, after morning walk complained uneasiness and pain in chest. Complainant contacted O.P. No. 1 on phone who suggested some medicine and asked her to bring the husband to Heart Hospital by 8.30 a.m. She reached the Heart Hospital at about 9 a.m. O.P. No. 1 examined her husband. The patient returned back, as he was feeling normal and also attended his office on that date. At about 3.45 p.m. on the same date complainant received a telephonic message from the office that her husband was feeling chest pain, thereafter, he was again taken to the Heart Hospital (O.P. No. 2) and examined by O.P. No. 1 and admitte...