PN Gupta vs Rajinder Singh Dogra 2024 INSC 705 – Medical Negligence

Summary: Dismisssing appeal against NCDRC order, SC observed: the finding of the National Commission that the appellant’s conduct did not meet the required standard of ‘reasonable care’ and that he was negligent cannot be interfered with. The National Commission considered the relevant material before itself, and correctly relied on this Court’s decision in Jacob Mathew (supra) to conclude that medical negligence was proved in the facts of the case- Referred to Jacob Mathew v State of Punjab (2005) 6 SCC 1.