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Assuming every Covid death was due to medical negligence is too much says SC
Sify | 08/09/2021 04:26 PM | Click to read full article
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said presuming all deaths due to Covid-19 during the second wave of the pandemic were due to negligence would be "too much".
"Courts cannot have a presumption that all Covid deaths happened due to medical negligence", said the bench also comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli, as it refused to entertain a plea seeking compensation for the kin of the victims by treating it as medical negligence.