Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Medical Negligence | Wrong Injection Site Constitutes Breach of Standard of Care: Karnataka State Consumer Commission Upholds ₹2 Lakh Compensation for Permanent Injury to Toddler
The Karnataka State Consumer Commission ruled that administering an injection into nerves instead of thigh muscles amounts to clear medical negligence, affirming ₹2 lakh compensation for a toddler left permanently disabled. The Commission rejected the doctor’s appeal, emphasizing the absence of evidence disproving negligence and the irreversible harm caused.