Dr. B.C. Gupta, Member—These two appeals have been filed under section 19, read with section 21(a)(ii) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against the impugned order dated 27.08.2013, passed by the UT Chandigarh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (hereinafter referred to as ‘the State Commission’) in Consumer Complaint No. 16/2013, filed by Jaswinder Kumar (now deceased) and being represented by his legal representatives in a case of alleged medical negligence on the part of the opposite parties (OPs).

2. This single order shall dispose of both these appeals and a copy of the same be placed on each file.

3. The facts of the case are that the complainant Jaswinder Kumar (now deceased), aged about 35 – 36 years, had been suffering from swelling and pain in his right foot and that he decided to take treatment from the Opposite Party (OP-1), the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (hereinafter referred to as PGI) at Chandigarh in the first week of June 2011. He was admitted at the PGI on 13.06.2011 vide CR No. A2721652, on the advice of OP-2 Dr. R.K. Sharma, Professor and Head, Department of Plastic Surgery. On 14.06.2011, the complainant was subject