Smt. Savita Garg vs The Director, National Heart Institute on 12 October, 2004
17. Coming to the deficiency on the part of Amar Hospital, owned by Dr. K.N.S. Dhillon, it is clear that the record about the treatment and operation of the patient was not submitted before the Medical Board, even pre and post operation x-rays were not submitted before the Medical Board. It has been alleged by the petitioner that the x-rays were given to the complainant along with discharge, however, the State Commission has given clear finding that there is no proof that these x-rays were handed over to the complainant. As the complainant suffered from pain and filed a consumer complaint, it is quite unlikely that he will not place these records before the Medical Board if he had the same. Logically also, it is the discharge summary, which incorporates all the examinations and the treatment given but the test reports done by the hospital are generally kept with the hospital record. Moreover, Hon'ble Supreme Court in Smt. Savita Garg Vs. The Director, National heart Institute, IV (2004) CPJ 40 (SC) held the following:-