SC orders record compensation for medical negligence victim

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Nizam Medical Institute of Hyderabad to pay Rs 10 million to a victim of negligence by its staff.

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Nizam Medical Institute of Hyderabad to pay Rs 10 million to a victim of negligence by its staff.

A bench of Justice BN Agrawal ordered the compensation for Prashanth S Dhananka, an Infosys software engineer working in Bangalore, who had been paralysed waist downwards owing to medical negligence during his treatment at the institute.

The bench had reserved its verdict on September 17, 2008 after hearing arguments from the two sides.

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