P.K. Shamsuddin, President - This complaint is filed under sections 12 and 17 of the Consumer Protection Act, claiming a total compensation of Rs.4 1akhs from the opposite party.

2. The material allegations in the complaint can be summarised as follows:-

The complainant went to the Opposite Party's Clink with fever and redness of eyes for treatment on 1.5.1991. The opposite party without proper examination of the complainant and proper diagnosis of the ailments she was suffering from, started treatment without care and caution and rashly and negligently administered medicines and also gave injections. Consequently vasicular lashes were caused to be developed on the body of the complainant. The complainant again met the Opposite Party on 3.5.1991. The Opposite Party without proper examination wrongfully diagnosed the ailments of the complainant as chicken-pox and directed the complainant to go to infectious diseases hospital at lranimuttam. When the complainant mentioned to the opposite party that there was no possibility of her getting the infection of chicken-pox, the opposite party gave a letter addressed to another Doctor. The complainant by that time became very weak and the