Indian expat in UAE gets Rs 39 lakh compensation for wife's death due to medical negligence
Dubai: An Indian expat in the UAE has been awarded a compensation of Rs 39 lakh by a court in Sharjah for his wife's death due to medical negligence, a media report said.
The civil court also ordered Sharjah-based Dr Sunny Medical Centre and its doctor Darshan Prabhat Rajaram P Narayanara, also an Indian, to pay another 200,000 dirhams (Rs 39,04,709) in legal costs to Joseph Abraham, the husband of the 32-year-old victim, Blessy Tom, the Gulf News reported on Thursday.
The court ordered to share the amount of compensation (200,000 dirhams) between Abraham and his two children, the report said. The family had sought a compensation of 1 million dirhams.
Blessy, who hailed from Kerala's Kollam district and was working as a staff nurse in the Sharjah University Hospital, was treated for a breast infection at the private clinic in November 2015.
The doctor had given an antibiotic injection to her without a mandatory test dose. Due to this gross medical negligence, Blessy, a mother of two, fell unconscious after a reaction to the drug, the report said, citing an official investigation.
The patient was rushed to Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah, but died within a few hours. The death certificate issued by the hospital stated that Blessy died of cardiac arrest due to an anaphylactic shock. Immediately after her death, doctor Narayanara left the UAE to evade prosecution.
On June 17, the Sharjah Court of First Instance found the doctor guilty in the case and directed him to pay the compensation to the victim's family.
"Since the doctor has left the UAE and stays in India, further action is being taken through the Indian Medical Council and Interpol," the report quoted the family lawyer as saying.
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Bagalkot: Siddaramaiah made false promises to farmers, alleges B.Y. Vijayendra
Bagalkot: BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of making false promises to farmers affected by the raising of the Almatti dam height, and sought clarity on compensation and fund allocation, The New Indian Express reported.
Addressing media persons while campaigning for the bypolls in Bagalkot city, Vijayendra questioned the government’s announcement of convening a special cabinet session to address farmers’ issues.
“How much funds have actually been released? The government should explain the status of the Upper Krishna Project,” he said.
He further said that the government had, around four months ago, promised compensation of Rs 40 lakh per acre for irrigated land and Rs 30 lakh per acre for dry land to farmers likely to lose their land.
Vijayendra demanded that the government disclose how much of the promised compensation has been disbursed so far.
