National consumer commission news: Upholding a West Bengal consumer commission’s award of Rs 5 lakh in a medical negligence case, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has emphasised that a doctor is under an obligation to provide high-quality, ethical medical care involving proper diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
A bench of Dr Inderjit Singh (presiding member) and Dr Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain (member), was hearing a first appeal filed by one Dr Ranjan Sarkar challenging the West Bengal State Consumer Commission’s order which had held him guilty of medical negligence, and directed him to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to the complainant in connection with the death of his wife during treatment.