Mr. Justice Chandrashekaraiah, President—The complainant has filed this complaint claiming compensation of Rs. 21,07,372.01 from the opposite parties (for short, “O.Ps.”) alleging “deficiency in service”.

2. The facts in this case are as follows:

The complainant developed pain and numbness on her left thumb and palm a few days before the last week of April, 2002, for which she got herself admitted in O.P. 1 Hospital on 23.4.2002. O.P. 2 is working as a doctor in O.P. 1 Hospital. O.P. 2 conducted an operation on 25.4.2002 and thereafter the complainant was discharged from O.P. 1 Hospital on 27.4.2002.

3. The case of the complainant is that on admission, the complainant was diagnosed as “(1) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and (2) Distal Subclarian Arterial conclusion” and she was operated throwing the medical ethics to the gutter. According to the complainant, she had obtained medical opinion to that effect. The operation that was conducted, according to the complainant, resulted in a “thrombus developed due to decompression, causing acute ischemia on the limbs”. She was also advised C.T. Scan unnecessarily. This, according to the complainant, has made her to take treatment in several Hosp