ORDER

Dr. S. M. Kantikar, Member—Dr. Alankar Laxman Khanvilar, the complainant, took his mother, namely, Smt. Shobha L. Khanwilkar, aged about 61 years ( herein after referred as 'patient') for treatment of fever and chills to opposite party No. 1/Dr. L. H. Hiranandani Hospital on 16.12.2006. The patient was kept in the ICU, carried out number of investigations and the result of all such tests found normal after USG and CT Scan of Abdomen. It was found that the stent which was placed in the common bile duct previously was blocked and infected.

2. On 20.12.2006, the doctor replaced the old stent with a new one. The patient was stable and kept in the ICU upto 29.12.2006. The patient was shifted from ICU to ward despite having fever on 29.12.006 at about 2.00 p.m. The OP assured that the patient was well and the patient can be managed in the Special Room. OP 2/Dr. Shalini Suralkar came for the evening round. The fever was same. On 30.12.2006, the saturated oxygen ( O 2 ) level of the patient was normal at about 2.00 a.m. The saturated oxygen level started falling down, which was noticed by the complainant to 90, therefore, the patient's condition started worsening. It was immediately in