Srinagar, March 19 -- Medical negligence remains a pressing issue, with cases surfacing regularly that highlight the critical need for accountability. In a recent ruling, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ordered Dr. Anirban Chatterjee and Nightingale Diagnostic & Medicare Centre, Kolkata, to jointly pay Rs 75 lakhs in compensation to a patient who lost her right leg due to surgical negligence. The surgery, performed in 2015, resulted in severe complications, reinforcing the need for strict surgical protocols and accountability.

Despite the improvement in the country's doctor-to-patient ratio, now one doctor for every 834 residents, surpassing the WHO's recommendation of 1:1000, cases of medical negligence persist. Repo...