B.K. Sharma, J.

1. Heard Mr. P. Roy Barman, learned counsel for the petitioners as well Mr. A Ghosh, learned State Counsel. Thus writ petition has been filed by the wife and son of late Haridhan Ghosh, who died on 3.1.2000 while undergoing treatment in the hospital, namely GB Hospital, Agartala. According to the petitioners, the death of the deceased was because of the medical negligence on the part of the hospital authorities.

2. In paragraph 2 of the writ petition, it has been stated that the deceased Haridhan Ghosh had been suffering from Broncho Asthma and internal respiratory trouble. He was brought to GB hospital and admitted there at about 11.30 a.m. He was put on oxygen. Same was done after the wards' doctor visited the ward at around 11.15 a.m. It has been asserted that the patient was, not administered with any medicine and that even the oxygen cylinder was not functioning properly. It is the further assertion of the petitioners that because of such condition of the oxygen cylinder and non-administration of any medicine the condition of the deceased was deteriorating rapidly and he was suffering from serious uneasiness and other incidental troubles. The petitioner N