Munna Lal v. Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi through Its Secretary & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, W.P.(C) 5786/2025, decided 02.05.2025 by Justice Sachin Datta. Medical negligence; refusal/denial of admission; Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital (SGHM/SGMH); Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital; death of patient Ayodhya Prasad on 12.12.2022; compensation claim Rs. 20,00,000 (twenty lakhs); District Consumer Forum complaint; Article 226 writ jurisdiction; contentious questions of fact; full-fledged trial required; relegation to civil remedies; petition disposed of, not dismissed on merits; exemption application CM APPL.26382/2025 allowed.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to take recourse to appropriate civil remedies; none of the prayed reliefs (declaration of medical negligence, compensation of Rs. 20,00,000, costs) granted. ¶28