JUDGMENT :

HEMANT GUPTA, J.

1. The present appeals are directed against an order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission¹[For short, the ‘Commission’] on 06.01.2010 against the appellants i.e., Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre²[For short, the ‘Hospital’] and Dr. C. Anand Somaya³[For short, the ‘Doctor’], directing to pay a sum of Rs. 14,18,491/-along with interest @ 9% p.a. from the date of filing of the complaint till the date of payment.

2. The complaint was filed before the Commission by the legal heirs⁴[For short, the ‘Complainant’] of the deceased -patient Dinesh Jaiswal⁵[For short, the ‘patient’], alleging medical negligence on the part of the Hospital and the Doctor in treating the patient. The patient was admitted to the Hospital on 22.04.1998 and breathed his last on 12.06.1998. The Hospital charged a sum of Rs. 4,08,800/-for the treatment of the patient during the period of his admission in the Hospital. The said amount is included in and is part of the amount of compensation awarded against the appellants herein.

3. The patient was taking t