A fine worth Rs 60,000 was imposed on All India Institue of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh after it gave out the wwrong report to a person. The report stated that the man was HIV positive.
Haridwar: A fine worth Rs 60,000 was imposed on All India Institue of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh after it gave out the wwrong report to a person. The report stated that the man was HIV positive. The fine was levied by the Haridwar consumer forum.
According to the court, the report “delivered inadequate services thereby causing mental trauma to the complainant”. AIIMS has been asked to pay the fine within a month. The aggrieved was identified as Naseem Ali.
A resident of Bhagwanpur, the aggrieved had visited the hospital to get an injury treated in July 2014. However, the aggrieved was admitted to the hospital after finding out that his blood was not clotting properly. The aggrieved was then referred to AIIMS Rishikesh.
At AIIMS, the aggrieved was told that he was HIV positive. After his health kept getting worse, Ali was admitted to the Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital. It was here that the aggrieved was detected HIV negative. The aggrieved then approached the district consumer forum. ADVERTISING
The complaint was filed against DR BBS Saini Kalawati Hospital, AIIMS Rishikesh and United Indian Insurance Company. Apart from the Rs 50,000 fine of AIIMS Rishikesh, the consumer forum also asked AIIMS to pay Rs 10,000 for “wasting the complainant’s time and energy”. The order of the forum stated that if the fine is paid within one month, annual interest of 6 per cent on the amount.
While talking to the Times of India, SK Bhama, an advocate stated that the test reports caused mental trauma to the aggrieved. A spokesperson of AIIMS Rishikesh stated that the test result was a documentation error and that they will appeal against the judgement in the state consumer forum.
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