Doctor fined Rs250,000 for providing faulty health services.

KARACHI -- A consumer court has imposed a fine of Rs250,000 on a doctor for selling a diet plan to a patient that adversely affected her health.

Judicial Magistrate Fahmida Sahoowal of the Consumer Protection Court (East) pronounced her judgement reserved after recording evidence and final arguments from both sides. The judge noted that respondents Dr Nida and Ali were also liable to refund the entire amount of Rs38,000 to the complainant because if the mother of the complainant continued with the said diet plan, it would have caused a huge mental and physical damage, which may not be calculated in terms of money.

The judge imposed a fine and ordered the doctor to refund the money paid by the complainant in terms of provisions of the Sindh Consumer Protection...

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