Mr. Justice A. Venkatarami Reddy, President.— This Revision Petition is filed under Section 17(2)(b) of the Consumers Protection Act, 1986 against the order passed by the District Forum, West Godavary District at Eluru in I-A. No. 48/91 whereby the revision petitioner viz., Dr. K. Tagore was impleaded as an opposite-party to C.D. No. 313 of 1990.

2. Briefly stated, the complaint was filed by one Avula Gopala Rao, alleging that his son Annavarapu Satyanarayana, as he was suffering from fever on 8.7.90 and 9.7.90 was taken to T.N. Reddy Memorial Hospital, Tadepalligudem and was treated by Dr. T. Jayaprakash Reddy. Due to negligence and carelessness, his son became unconscious and he was taken on 9.7.90 to Kakinada Nursing Home at 1.30 p.m. and was admitted and he was treated by Dr. K. Tagore, the revision petitioner herein. But his son died on 10.7.90 at about 11.00 p.m.

3. On these allegations, the complaint-C.D. No. 331/90 was initiated by making Dr. T. Jaya Prakash Reddy only as an oppose party. Stating that although an allegation was made in the complaint that his son was taken to Kakinada was treated by Dr. K. Tagore, the revision-petitioner herein, the said Doctor was not ma