JUDGMENT

Harjit Singh Bedi, J.—

1. This judgment will dispose of C.A. No.6168 of 2008, and C.A.No.6167/2008 as they arise out of the same order. The facts are being taken from C.A. No.6168 of 2008.

2. These appeals are directed against the order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (hereinafter called the “Commission”) whereby a sum of Rs.5.50 Lac alongwith interest on a part of the aforesaid amount and costs of Rs.25000/- has been awarded to the complainant-respondent. The facts leading to this appeal are as under:

3. The respondent, who was then employed in the Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai was going on his bicycle at about 8:20 a.m. on 31st December 1991 when he was hit by a motorcycle leading to an injury to his leg. He was admitted to the Surya Hospital, of which the appellant, Dr. C.P. Sreekumar was the Managing Director, at about 9.45 a.m. An X-ray of the leg revealed a hairline fracture of the neck of the right femur. The appellant, as the attending doctor, chose a conservative line of treatment and put the respondent’s leg in a plaster of paris bandage known as ‘derotation boots’ in order to immobilize the leg. On the insistence of the respondent that he