ORDER

Dinesh Singh, Member—Heard learned counsel for both sides, and perused the material on record.

2. This is a case of alleged medical negligence, resulting in the loss of vision in the left eye of the complainant patient, after cataract surgery performed by the opposite party doctor.

3. The State Commission vide its impugned Order dated 09.08.2017 allowed the complaint and awarded compensation with interest.

4. A perusal of the impugned Order shows that the State Commission constituted an expert committee during the adjudication of the case before it.

5. The report of the said expert committee is reproduced below:

Report of the Committee of Experts Constituted by Administration Vide Order No.1136 Dated 30.03.2012

As per direction of the Hon’ble State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, the experts committee, thoroughly examined the documents enclosed in the case no. 01 of 2012, as well as clinically examined, patient Mr. S.K. Alagiri, s/o Late Singan Kumarandi, r/o Anarkali P.S. Aberdeen, Port Blair appeared on 11.04.2012 at 11.00AM at the Eye OPD of G.B. Pant Hospital in response to letter served by committee.

Issue to be examined by the committee:-

(A) Lack of pre-surgica