Legislation around medical negligence - is it in need of a fix?
The Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (TNSCDRC), on 8th November, 2023 ordered the Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Hospital (MIOT) Hospital, to pay a compensation of rupees 20,00,000 to complainant Shanthi Kalai Arasan, towards medical negligence. Over the eight years, Shanti has been fighting for justice, in the wake of her husband Kailai Arasan's death.