1. This complaint has been filed by the complainants under S.17(1)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 praying this Commission to direct the opposite parties 1 to 3 jointly and severally to pay a sum of Rs. 3,00,000 being the medical expenses incurred by the complainant, Rs. 5,00,000 as compensation for deficiency in service and medical negligence committed by the opposite parties during the performance of Caesarian delivery, Rs. 10,00,000 as compensation for mental agony, pain and suffering caused due to the deficiency in service of the opposite parties and Rs. 25,000 as costs of the complaint.

1. The gist of the complaint allegations is as follows”The 1st complainant consulted the 2nd opposite party regularly for the pregnancy of his wife Mrs. Shoba for delivery of their first child. As per medical advice given by the 2nd opposite party, the 1st complainant had taken his wife Mrs. Shoba for regular medical check - up in the 1st opposite party hospital. The 1st complainant on 3.3.2000 at around 10.00 a.m. admitted his wife Mrs. Shoba in the 1st opposite party hospital for delivery as she developed labour pain. The 2nd opposite party who checked the 1st complainant's wife, Mrs