ORDER

Mrs. Rajyalakshmi Rao, Member - This complaint has been filed by Smt. Usashi Mukherjee, Complainant No. l and Sri Madhumoy Mukherjee, Complainant No. 2, who are parents of Manujesh Mukherjee, against opposite parties 1 to 5 for deficiency in service and medical negligence.

2. The facts of the case are:

The complainants' son Manujesh Mukherjee, who was 16 years old was a student of Class-IX of St. Patrick's High School, Asansol nol. On 15.7.1996, he returned from school with high fever and body ache. He was rushed to Sanctoria Hospital, Eastern Coal Fields Ltd. for treatment and met the emergency doctor at 6.00 p.m. The emergency doctor refused to admit the boy as in-patient nor did he refer the patient to the concerned senior specialist for proper checkup. A casual prescription was given viz., Norbactin 400 mg tablet twice daily for 5 days, Siloderm Mixi ointment for application twice/thrice daily for 7 days, B-Complex tablet-1 for 5 days, Paracetamul-1 tablet Sos Voveran tablet without making any diagnosis of the ailment with which the boy was suffering. As per the directions of the emergency doctor, medicines as prescribed were administered, but even after 24 hours, there was