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State commission raises compensation for advocate’s surgical nerve damage
An advocate had surgery on his left hip in December 2017.
After leaving the hospital, he said his left foot hurt and could not move properly.
He later learned that doctors had found nerve damage affecting the foot’s movement and feeling.
He said physiotherapy and treatment at another hospital did not solve the problem.
He complained that the doctor and hospital had not provided proper care.
A district consumer commission ordered them to pay Rs 50,000.
The Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission agreed there had been deficient service.
It increased the payment to Rs 70,000 because the advocate had suffered hardship and spent money pursuing the case.
The Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission upheld a deficiency-in-service finding against a doctor and hospital.
The commission increased the advocate’s compensation from Rs 50,000 to Rs 70,000.
The advocate said nerve damage after left-hip surgery impaired movement and sensation in his left foot.
He claimed repeated complaints were not properly addressed and that physiotherapy did not improve his condition.
The commission awarded an additional Rs 20,000 for hardship, expenses, and litigation-related costs.
- Who
- An advocate, the treating doctor, the hospital, and the Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.
- What
- The commission increased compensation in a case alleging nerve damage and deficient medical service after left-hip surgery.
- Where
- The treatment occurred at a hospital, while the consumer case was first heard by the Bathinda District Commission in Punjab.
- When
- The surgery took place in December 2017; the state commission’s order was dated September 8.
- Why
- The compensation was increased because the commission found the original amount did not adequately reflect the advocate’s hardship, inconvenience, mental agony, financial loss, and litigation expenses.
Key facts
- Original compensation
- Rs 50,000 awarded by the district commission
- Increased compensation
- Rs 70,000 after the state commission’s decision
- Additional amount
- Rs 20,000 for hardship, expenses, and litigation
- Surgery
- Left-hip operation in December 2017
- Reported injury
- Nerve damage affecting movement and sensation in the left foot
- District commission
- Bathinda District Commission
- State commission
- Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Quotes
Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
The state consumer commission hearing the advocate’s appeal.
“Accordingly, the compensation awarded by the learned District Commission deserves to be suitably enhanced so as to adequately compensate the appellant/complainant for the hardship and expenses suffered by him in pursuing his legitimate claim,”
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“the compensation so awarded does not commensurate with the hardship, inconvenience, mental agony and financial loss suffered by the appellant/complainant,”
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