Mrs. Rajyalakshmi Rao, Member —This appeal has been filed by Dr. Shyam Sunder Sharma being aggrieved by the order dated 15-2-1999 passed by the Hon’ble State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Rajasthan at Jaipur in Complaint No.98 of 1994 filed by Mr. Atar Singh alleging medical negligence on the part of the appellant and respondent No.2. The State Commission directed the appellant to pay an amount of Rs.2.5 lakh to the respondent No.1, Mr. Atar Singh (the original complainant) within three months from the date of the order or else it would attract interest at the rate of 12% per annum along with cost of Rs.2,500. Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital is respondent No.2 in this appeal who were added, later, as opposite party in the State Commission

2. Brief facts of the case are:

The complainant, Mr. Atar Singh, working as Sub-Inspector in Rajasthan Police Department, on 1-6-1993, admitted his father, Shri Duli Chand, aged 75 years in SMS Hospital for treatment of jaundice. He was discharged on 8-6-1993 after preliminary examination and diagnosis. It is an admitted fact that, on 31-5-1993, Dr. Dinesh Swaroop of Medical Unit-6 of SMS Hospital examined the patient and ref