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Dr. Kunal Saha

Anuradha Saha Wrongful Death Case:
Final Verdict Is Expected Any Day

 


The final argument in the historic legal battle by Ohio-based NRI doctor and AIDS specialist Dr. Kunal Saha seeking justice for the wrongful death of his wife, Anuradha, has ended at the Supreme Court of India on July 21, 2009. The Apex Court is expected to deliver the final judgment on both the "civil" and "criminal" cases any day now.

Anuradha, a young child psychologist died from a drug allergy as a result of alleged gross medical negligence by several "eminent" Indian doctors (Sukumar Mukherjee, Abani Roychowdhury and Baidyanath Halder) during a social visit to their native city of Kolkata in 1998. Dr. Saha has raised a seemingly impossible legal battle in India over the past more than 11 years. Two doctors (Mukherjee and Halder) were found guilty for "criminal negligence" and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment by a trial court in Kolkata in 2002. However, a single-judge bench of the Kolkata High Court overturned the conviction in 2004 against which Dr. Saha had moved the Apex Court and had his special leave petition (SLP) admitted in 2005. Over the past 4 years of intense legal wrangles between India and USA, Dr. Saha has caused history by staging a "hunger strike" and recently having 2 Supreme Court employees arrested by the CBI for taking bribe. Along with this unprecedented "criminal" case, Dr. Saha has also filed a civil case seeking highest-ever compensation in Indian medico-legal history (Rs. 77 crore). However, Dr. Saha has given sworn affidavit that if and when he wins this compensation, the entire money would be spent in India for promotion of health and to stop medical negligence in India. In a rare incidence in Supreme Court's history, Dr. Saha has appeared himself "in person" to present the final argument before the Division Bench of Hon'ble Justices Mr. S.B. Sinha and Mr. Deepak Verma between July 14 and July 21, 2009. Dr. Saha has also established "People for Better Treatment" (PBT), a humanitarian society dedicated to help the victims of medical negligence in India (WWW.PBTINDIA.COM).

Citizens of India and many NRIs are eagerly waiting for the final verdict in this historic legal battle which may have far-reaching consequences on the practice of medicine in India.


Anuradha Death Case Hearing Over: Judgment Reserved

New Delhi, July 23, 2009
Surinder Singh

After almost 12 years of grueling legal battle for justice, the final hearing in the Anuradha Saha death case has ended in the Supreme Court on July 21, 2009.

While several well-known senior advocates appeared on behalf of the five accused doctors ( medicine specialists Dr. Sukumar Mukherjee and Dr. Abani Roychowdhury, Dermatologist Dr. Baidyanath Halder, AMRI physician Dr. Balaram Prasad and plastic surgeon Dr. Kausik Nandy) and the Advanced Medicare Research Institue (AMRI) in Kolkata, Anuradha's husband and PBT president, Dr. Kunal Saha personally appeared to argue this case.

The final argument went over almost five full days. The division bench of Hon'ble Justices Mr. S.B. Sinha and Mr. Deepak Verma have heard the arguments from both sides over almost five days, a rare sernario in the Apex Court. The judgment is reserved.

Entire country is waiting with bated breath for the final verdict in this historic case for "medical negligence".

 


NRI, US Dr. Kunal Saha


Dr. Saha in Columbus, Ohio