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Manitlal death case: The decision of the district that the hospital should compensate 2.6 million was upheld by the higher authorities
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The High Court has upheld the decision of the district court that Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital was negligent in treating the patient and should pay Rs. 26 lakh 10 thousand as compensation to the family of the deceased.
His wife Namrata Shrestha had filed a case in the district court regarding the death of Mani Lal Shrestha of Gharwari Tol, Nepalgunj sub-metropolitan city-2 during treatment at the said hospital.
She alleged that her husband died due to the negligence of the hospital. In the said case, the District Court Banke gave a verdict that compensation should be Rs. 2.6 million and 10 thousand rupees. In the appeal filed against the decision on Tuesday, the high The Tulsipur Nepalgunj bench upheld the decision of the district court.
After Manitlal's death, Namrata filed a case on 31st Shravan 076. Namrata Shrestha, the wife of deceased Manitlal Shrestha, said that the verdict gave a sense of justice. "Even though justice is late," she said, "this decision has helped to make the hospital more responsible."
Advocate Basant Gautam, who is advocating for the victim, made this decision by the joint bench of Tulsipur Nepalgunj High Court Judge Chandra Bahadur Saru and Gobind Joshi. informed. After the implementation of the Consumer Protection Act 2075, the court decision in the first compensation case registered in Banke protected the right of the consumer to get quality service, said Advocate Gautam, who has been providing legal support to the victim since the beginning. In the
case, senior advocate Sunil Kumar Shrestha and advocates Basant Gautam, Bal Bahadur Chand, Bishwajit Tiwari and Hira Bahadur Shrestha argued on behalf of the victim, while advocate Lok Bahadur Shah argued on behalf of Nepalgunj Medical Teaching Hospital.
Manitlal had reached the emergency ward of the hospital after developing a normal fever. The victim's family claimed that the student who came to the hospital for OJT was involved in the treatment and that he died.
In that case, the bench of Judge Vidur Karki of Banke District Court determined that Shrestha's death was due to the negligence of the hospital on 11th February 079 and fixed the compensation.
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