ORDER

Dr. S.M. Kantikar, Member.—This Order shall decide both the Revision Petitions arising from the Order dated 26.02.2013, passed by the Chandigarh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “State Commission”) in Appeal No. 968/2008. The Appeal was allowed and the order of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Jalandhar (hereinafter referred to as the “District Forum”) dated 20.05.2008 in Complaint No. 222/2007 was set aside and a compensation of Rs.2 lakh in lumpsum was awarded payable Jalandhar jointly and severely by the Petitioners.

2. For the convenience, the facts are drawn from Revision Petition No. 2269/2013 and the parties are referred to as in the District Forum.

3. Brief facts that the Complainant’s wife Mrs. Dipika (hereinafter referred to as the “patient”) during her pregnancy was under regular antenatal checkups at ESI Hospital, Jalandhar. On 30.04.2007, in the morning, for checkups he took his wife to the Hospital but the staffs there were busy in arranging farewell of the Medical Superintendent. The doctor on duty saw the ultrasonography scan (USG) report done from M/s Kapoor Scanning Centre, Jalandhar and asked the pa