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SC verdict: Rs.5.96 crore compensation awarded to NRI for medical negligence by AMRI Hospital, Kolkata

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court today awarded Rs.5.96 crore compensation to Kunal Saha, an Indian-American doctor, ordering the Kolkata-based Advance Medicare Research Institute (AMRI) to pay for medical negligence resulting in the death of his

IANS Published : Oct 24, 2013 12:41 IST, Updated : Oct 24, 2013 22:26 IST


NRI doctor Kunal Saha said the judgement should rekindle hope for countless victims.

Terming the judgement as historic, Saha said it should tell many honest and caring doctors it is time to step forward and cleanse the system.

"If you let a few corrupt and politically connected doctors to run the show, all doctors will continue to share the blame and will never be able to restore public trust that we had not so long ago," he said in a statement.


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