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RAZIA KHATOON vs Dr — 2026 PLD 105 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation
2026 PLD 105 ISLAMABAD
Court
Islamabad High Court
Year
2026
Reporter
PLD
Parties
RAZIA KHATOON vs Dr
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 33---I; Islamabad Healthcare Regulation Act (XXIII of 2018); Islamabad Consumers Protection Act; Islamabad Healthcare Regulation Act

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Judgment text as reported

RAZIA KHATOON VS Dr. ARIFA MANZOOR Ss.9 & 10---Islamabad Healthcare Regulation Act (XXIII of 2018), S. 33---Islamabad Healthcare Regulations, 2023, Regln.44---Medical negligence---Compensation---Consumer Court---Jurisdiction---Appellant was aggrieved of dismissal of her complaint by Consumer Court for lack of jurisdiction in the matter of medical negligence---Validity---Even if Islamabad Consumers Protection Act, 1995 provides remedies in consumer transactions, matters specifically involving medical negligence fall exclusively under Islamabad Healthcare Regulation Act, 2018---Any aggrieved person must first approach Islamabad Healthcare Regulation Authority for redressal and determination of negligence before seeking other remedies---Islamabad Healthcare Regulation Act, 2018 is a subsequent and special legislation exclusively governing healthcare regulation and medical negligence, and overrides the earlier statute i.e. Islamabad Consumers Protection Act, 1995 to the extent of inconsistency---Trial Court rightly held that complaint was not maintainable before Consumer Court---High Court declined to interfere in dismissal of complaint by Consumer Court, as the order did not suffer from any legal infirmity---Appeal was dismissed in circumstances.

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