1. The petitioner has got a son by name Naveen Kumar, who was born on 13.03.2012. On 03.08.2012, Naveen Kumar was suffering from high temperature, which resulted in FITS. In order to save the child, the petitioner immediately rushed him to a local private hospital known as “Kanna Hospital” at Dindigul. The doctors in the said hospital, then advised that the child should be shifted immediately to Apollo Hospital at Madurai (fourth respondent herein). Accordingly, the child was admitted in the fourth respondent hospital.

2. During the course of treatment, it was diagnosed that the child was suffering from Intususception, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Seizure Disorder, Acute Renal Failure and SEPSIS. In view of the decreased respiratory effort with desaturation, the child was incubated on the date of admission and USG abdomen was done, which revealed features suggestive of intususception. By good efforts put in by the doctors, who attended on the child, the child improved gradually and thereafter, the child was shifted to the room. The child was thereafter discharged on 10.08.2012. For the treatment given in the fourth respondent hospital, Rs.1,05,795.46 was collected from