R.SUBBIAH, S.M.LATHA MAHESWARI
Ajay Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Lotus Hospitals (Hi-tech Super Speciality Hospital) – Respondent
ORDER
R. Subbiah, President.—The complainant herein, by alleging negligence, carelessness and deficiency of service & failure on the part of the Opposite parties/Hospital in giving required medical care to their son resulting in his death on 11.04.2004 at 2.10 PM., seeks this Commission to pass an Award holding Opposite Party Nos.1 to 6 jointly and severally liable to,
i) Pay Rs.9,648/- for the hospitalization, treatment, medicines etc.
ii) pay Rs.25,000/- for transportation of the body to Hyderabad from Erode;
iii) pay Rs.50,000/- funeral expenses and other ceremonies connected thereon for 10 days;
iv) pay Rs.21,000/- for travel expenses of parents and relatives;
v) pay Rs.30,00,000/- for the negligence in failing to treat an accident victim proper and neglecting to bestow the basic primary, essential medical care for the victim at the much needed golden hour;
vi) pay Rs.30,00,000/- for the resultant mental agony and pain caused by such deficiency of service;
vii) pay Rs.10,00,000/- as damages for the posing of opposite parties as franchisee of Apollo Hospital giving advertisements as to availability of accident and trauma care facilities when they totally lack such facilit
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