AYURVEDIC DOCTOR

1.1 Ayurvedic doctor-No relief after treatment-Recovery after treatment from somewhere else-No negligence- The complainant had some ailment for which the opposite party gave some treatment. No relief. Took treatment elsewhere where he recovered. Simply because the treatment did not bring the necessary results does not mean that there was deficiency in service. The complaint dismissed. Madan Mohan v. Dr. Ashwani Sood, 1996 (2) CPJ 204 (Har. SCDRC).

1.2 Ayurvedic doctor-Prescription of allopathic medicine-Negligence held-Complainant-Haneefa's daughtered 4-1/2 years was taken to Dr. S.N. Nam-boodiri for treatment of jaundice. He got her urine tested and prescribed some allopathic and Ayurvedic drugs, but no improvement occurred, and child was shifted to Medical College, but ultimately expired. Dr. Namboodiri's qualification DAM and DMS were in the Ayurvedic system, and on the basis of these qualifications and registration the State Commission held that he was not competent to prescribe all Drathic medicines. On the basis of the evidence of the two doctors who treated the child subsequently Dr. Namboodiri was held negligent and the compensation of Rs. 25,0001- awarded to the complainant by the District Forum was enhanced to Rs. 40,0001-. [Dr. S.N. Namboodiri v. Haneefa, 1998 (1) CPJ 389 (Ker. SCDRC).]

1.3 Ayurveda-RMP-Not competent to administer allopathic injections- Wrong administration of I. V. Drug-Amputation of three rmgers-Negligence held-The complainant had initially filed his complaint before the State Commission but as the claim was inflated the complaint was ordered to be returned to be filed before the District Forum. Subsequently, the complaint was tried before the District Forum, Ferozepur. Having failed before the District Forum, the present appeal was filed before State Commission.
Khairaiti Lal had abdominal pain and had consulted Dr. Kewal Krishan who admin- istered injection containing four medicines namely Fortwin, Calmpose, Anafortan and Norphen I. V. in his right arm. Following this he developed severe pain in fingers and ultimately his three fingers in right hand had to be amputated in CMC Ludhiana, due to development of gangrene. The State Commission allowed an application filed on behalf of the complainant to record statement of Dr. Mohan Varghees, Professor of cardio-thoracic and general surgery , CMC, Ludhiana. In his statement Dr. Varghees, has categorically stated the cause to be wrong administration of injection containing the four medicines referred to above. It was also pointed out that Dr. Kewal Kishan is only a Registered Medical Practitioner in Ayurveda. The State Commission held that on this account he was not competent to administer injection containing allopathic medicines. In his affidavit Dr. Kewal Krishan did not disclose his qualifications to practise as a doctor, nor led cogent evidence that either he was competent to prescribe such medicines or otherwise competent to administer such medicines.