https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287504 The court affirmed that both the parents and the minor child are considered "consumers" under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. It held that compensation can be awarded to both the child for injury and ongoing care costs and the parents for their mental agony and caregiving responsibilities. The court upheld the Commission's decision to award Rs. 12.5 lakhs to the child and Rs. 5 lakhs to the parents, dismissing the argument that the hospital's post-incident actions could lessen the parents' mental suffering. Both appeals were dismissed with costs of Rs. 5000. en-us Wed, 25 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 29 Oct 2022 13:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287504 The court affirmed that both the parents and the minor child are considered "consumers" under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. It held that compensation can be awarded to both the child for injury and ongoing care costs and the parents for their mental agony and caregiving responsibilities. The court upheld the Commission's decision to award Rs. 12.5 lakhs to the child and Rs. 5 lakhs to the parents, dismissing the argument that the hospital's post-incident actions could lessen the parents' mental suffering. Both appeals were dismissed with costs of Rs. 5000. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 25 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287504