ORDER

Dr. S.M. Kantikar, Member.—This was the Complaint filed under Section 21(a)(i) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act 1986”) by the Complainant – Mr. Gopal Prasad Dokania against the Apollo Hospital Enterprises Ltd. and the team of treating doctors therein for alleged medical negligence, causing death of his son Vivek during the treatment.

2. The facts of the case are that on 30.06.2005, the Complainant’s son, Mr. Vivek Dokania, (since deceased, hereinafter referred to as the patient) aged about 23 years, a Chartered Accountant by profession was taken to Apollo Hospital at Chennai (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Hospital / Opposite Party No. 1’). He was examined by Dr. G. Anant Subramaniam, the General Physician (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Opposite Party No. 6’), along with Dr. Sridhar, one junior doctor (Opposite Party No.9). On the same day various tests were performed. On 03.07.2005, the reports were shown to Opposite Party No. 6, who diagnosed it as a case of ‘PUO, high Bilirubin and deranged liver function test (LFT)’. It was alleged that the Opposite Party No. 6 started treatment on his own instead of referring the patient to the