Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of IndiaSpring Meadows Hospital v. Harjol Ahluwalia: the beneficiary as consumer and twin heads of compensationDecided on 25 March 1998, this judgment held that both the person who hires a medical service and the beneficiary of it are 'consumers', allowing distinct awards to an injured child and to its parents arising from a single act of negligence.Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·8 min