ORDER :

Paramjeet Singh Dhaliwal, President

The complainants Smt. Harpreet Kaur wife of Shri Varinder Singh, three minor children Samanpreet daughter of Varinder Singh, Karandeep and Gaganroop sons of Shri Varinder Singh through their mother being natural Gaurdian and Sh. Iqbal Singh, Father and Smt. Jaswant Kaur, mother of the patient, Varinder Singh (hereinafter to be referred as ‘patient’) have approached this Commission, by way of consumer complaint under Section 17 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (in short, “the Act”), claiming compensation of Rs. 60,00,000 on account of deficiency in service on the part of the opposite parties; Rs. 20,00,000 for future maintenance of Varinder Singh; and Rs. 1,00,000 for loss of love and affection. Thus, a total compensation of Rs. 81,00,000 has been claimed against opposite party No. 1-Fortis Escorts Hospital, Amritsar (hereinafter to be referred as ‘Hospital’) and opposite party No. 2-Dr. Raj Kumar, Consultant surgeon ENT (hereinafter to be referred as ‘Doctor’) at Fortis Escorts Hospital, alleging medical negligence on their part.

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