Akasa Pramod VS Rajeev

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B. SUDHEENDRA KUMAR, AJITH KUMAR D., RADHAKRISHNAN K. R.
Akasa Pramod – Appellant
Versus
Rajeev – Respondent

Counsel for the Parties:
For the Complainant:Dr. S. Sreekumar and Ravikrishnan N.R., Advocates
For the Opp. Party:S. Reghukumar, Advocate

JUDGMENT

Ajith Kumar D., Judicial Member—This is a complaint filed by the father of a minor child under Section 17 of the Consumer Protection Act against two doctors alleging medical negligence.

2. The allegations contained in the complaint in short is that on 05.04.2018 at about 10a.m. the minor daughter of the complainant by name Akasa Pramod aged two years suffering with intermittent fever was taken to Vijaya Hospital and consulted with the second opposite party, Dr. Muhammed Aslam in the paediatric unit of the hospital. The child had also a history of a fall five days back. The doctor after examination advised for blood test. After conducting the blood test, the doctor was again consulted and at that point of time the child was having slight fever and difficulty to move her head to one side. But the doctor opined that there is no problem to be anxious about and prescribed some ointment to apply on the neck and sent the child back .

3. The child was again brought to the residence of the doctor as the doctor had gone home for taking lunch. The doctor had examined and admitted the child in the hospital as the child was suffering with high fever. Ice was applied for reducing the te