Dr. S. M. Kantikar, Member—This order shall decide above mentioned four first appeals. The facts are taken from first appeal No. 391 of 2010. The parties are placed in their respective positions as in the original complaint that Mrs. Chandra Das as a Complainant, M/s Chennai Willingdon Corporate Foundation is opposite party No. 1, Dr. Krishna Rao is opposite party No. 2, Vijay Health Centre is opposite party No. 3, Dr. Hariharan is opposite party No. 4 and Professor N. Rangabashyam is opposite party No. 5.

2. The brief facts are that the complainant, Mrs. Chandra Das, (hereinafter referred as ‘the patient’) took treatment from opposite parties at different stages. On 30.9.1995, the OP-2 performed operation of patient at OP 1/hospital, it was laparoscopic adhesiolysis. During this operation, small intestine was punctured, which was not noticed by OP 2, therefore, on 2.10.1995, OP-2 performed laparotomy, corrected the leak by re-suturing, but no avail. Subsequently, the patient developed severe infection, discharge from abdominal cavity, but OP 2 did not attend. The patient was discharged on 8.10.1995, then taken to Vijaya Health Centre- OP 3, for further treatment. There, from 1