Court Stands Firm: Medical Report Evidence Triumphs Over RTPCR in Compensation Case

The Bombay High Court ruled that a negative RTPCR report alone cannot deny compensation in a COVID-19 case. The court directed the Ahilyanagar district collector to process the compensation claim of a man whose health worker wife died during the pandemic, citing overwhelming medical evidence of infection.

An RTPCR report indicating COVID-19 negativity cannot alone determine compensation outcomes, the Bombay High Court declared.

The court mandated the Ahilyanagar district collector to address the claim of a man whose wife, a health worker, succumbed to COVID-19 complications, underscoring medical evidence over RTPCR results.

Emphasizing comprehensive evidence, the court concluded that denial based on an RTPCR result contradicts the reported COVID-19 indications and demanded reevaluation under the Prime Minister's Garib Kalyan Yojna.

(With inputs from agencies.)