J.D. Kapoor, President — Complainants are the husband, daughter and son of deceased Mrs. Asha Mathur who is alleged to have died due to negligence in the treatment provided by OP No. 2 Prof. (Dr.) Upendra Kaul at OP No. 1 - All India Institute of Medical Sciences (in short AIIMS). Compensation of Rs. 15.00 lakhs has been sought on account of mental agony and shock due to unexpected demise of the deceased.

2. Allegations of complainants, in brief, are that the deceased Mrs. Asha Mathur’s angiography was done at AIIMS by respondent No. 2 on 2nd February, 1994 and it was diagnosed that she had 90% lesions of the LCX for which she was advised by him to undergo the Angio-plasty (PTCA) procedure. That on 23rd March, 1994 at 8.00 a.m., the deceased was taken into the Cath. Lab. for Angio-plasty and she expired there itself in the Cath. Lab. The deceased was declared dead at around 4.30 p.m.

3. That normally a PTCA (Angio-plasty) procedure in the AIIMS involved an amount of Rs. 50,000 only but the complainants were asked to deposit Rs. 60,000 which were deposited the same day. Initially an approximate amount of Rs. 1,35,000 was demanded. But the same, on further inquiry, was raised to R