Dr. B.C. Gupta, Presiding Member—This revision petition has been filed under section 21(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against the impugned order dated 15.01.2007, passed by the Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (hereinafter referred to as ‘the State Commission’) in Appeal No. 945/2006, “Medical Superintendent, ESI Hospital, Delhi Vs. Ram Avadh Pal” vide which, while dismissing the said appeal, the order dated 11.08.2006, passed by the District Forum, East Delhi in consumer complaint No. 395/2006, filed by the present respondent, allowing the said complaint, was upheld.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the wife of the complainant Ram Avadh Pal gave birth to a female child at ESI Hospital, Jhilmil Colony, Vivek Vihar, Delhi on 14.05.2001. After the said birth, the wife of the complainant had undergone sterilisation operation at the same Hospital, which was performed by a team of doctors, Dr. Deep Shikha and Dr. Pooja under the supervision of two specialists. A sterilisation certificate was issued to the patient vide certificate No. 226176, Code No. 78/AB dated 15.05.2001. It is stated that after some time, when the complainant’s wife v