Mr. Justice A.N. Chaturvedi, President—The case of the complainant is that he met with an accident on 28.10.1994 and sustained multiple injury in his left leg. He was admitted in Sadar Hospital at Khagaria where he was examined by Dr. Awadhesh Kumar who referred him to Dr. S.M. Thakur, Orthopaedic Surgeon in Sadar Hospital. He was examined by Dr. Thakur, a slab was given to him and he was asked by Dr. Thakur to come to Uma Nursing Home for better and regular treatment. On being so advised by Dr. Thakur, he got himself discharged from Sadar Hospital on 29.10.1994 and went to Uma Nursing Home on 3.11.1994 where his left leg was plastered and some medicines were prescribed without X-ray, etc. After one or two days he was allowed to leave the Nursing Home and was advised to come to the Nursing Home twice in a week for regular check-up. For every check-up Dr. Thakur charged Rs. 50/- as his fee. He was feeling severe pain in his left leg and was drawing the attention of Dr. Thakur towards that but the doctor assured him that he would be cured soon as he was being given right treatment. Finding no improvement he came to Patna and consulted Dr. R.N. Singh, an Orthopaedic Surgeon, who