In Brief
A 25-year-old woman died without any pre-existing ailment during a minor cervical encirclement surgery at the appellants' hospital. The post-mortem report attributed death to shock following spinal anesthesia. The appellant doctor, not specialized in anesthesia, had attempted spinal anesthesia before switching to local anesthesia. Lower consumer commissions found medical negligence and awarded ₹6,00,000 compensation. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the concurrent findings of negligence were justified given the doctor's incompetence and inexperience in anesthesia administration, failure to manage the crisis, and absence of any alternative explanation for the death."
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