Max Hospital Ordered to Pay Rs 4.75L

A consumer court in Chandigarh has ordered Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali, and neurologist Dr. Sanjay Mishra to pay Rs 4.75 lakh in a medical negligence case. (tribuneindia.com) The order came from District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I, Chandigarh, in a complaint filed by Vivek Saigal, a Chandigarh resident, over the treatment of his late father. The commission’s decision is dated March 2, 2026, and the case number is CC/167/2024. (casemine.com) Tribune India reported that Saigal’s mother had accused the hospital and doctor of unfair trade practice and medical negligence after her husband’s condition worsened following treatment. She said he became bedridden after the procedure and later died on January 31, 2021. (tribuneindia.com) The case moved through India’s consumer court system, which hears complaints over deficient services, including treatment at private hospitals. Chandigarh’s consumer redressal setup is part of that statutory system. (chandigarh.gov.in) That route has become a common forum for medical negligence disputes because patients and families can seek compensation without filing a separate civil damages suit first. Orders can also be challenged before higher consumer commissions. (ncdrc.nic.in) The Mohali hospital named in the case is Max Super Specialty Hospital, run through Hometrail Estates Pvt. Ltd., and the complaint also listed insurer entities and another hospital as opposite parties. The March 2 order identified Dr. Mishra as a neurologist at the Mohali facility. (casemine.com) Max Hospital has faced other consumer-court negligence rulings tied to its Mohali unit in recent years, including separate compensation orders reported in 2024. Those cases involved different patients and allegations, but they show repeated litigation over care at the same facility. (indianexpress.com) For Saigal’s family, the ruling fixes liability in money terms: Rs 4.75 lakh for treatment the commission found negligent. For the hospital and doctor, the next step is whether they comply with the March 2, 2026 order or challenge it in appeal. (tribuneindia.com )