ADDITIONAL BENCH STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, PUNJAB, CHANDIGARH.

1) First Appeal No.45 of 2019 Date of institution : 29.01.2019 Reserved on : 09.05.2022 Date of decision : 25.05.2022 Dr. Amandeep Singh, Associate Professor, Unit IV, Department of Medicines, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Garha Road, Jalandhar.

…..Appellant/Opposite party No.2 Versus

1. Gurdial Singh, aged 62 years, son of Sh. Lachmann Singh, resident of 309/14, Sawan Singh Colony, Near Markfed, Kapurthala.

.….Respondent no.1/Complainant

2. Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Garha Road, Jalandhar through its Managing Director.

3. Smt. Sarabjit Kaur, Senior Staff Nurse, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Garha Road, Jalandhar.

4. PIMS Medical and Education Charitable Society, Garha Road, Jalandhar through its Chairman/President.

5. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. G.T. Road, Opposite Narinder Cinema, Jalandhar through its Branch Manager.

.….Respondents /Opposite Parties Present:-

For the appellant : Sh. Hardeep Singh, Adv. with Dr.Amandeep Singh,In person For respondent no.1 : Sh. D.R.Punia, Adv. with Sh.Gurdial Singh, In person For respondent no.2 & 4 : Sh. I. S.Bhatia, Advocate For respondent No.3 : Ex-parte For respondent No.5 : Sh. Krishna Kant, Adv. for Sh. J.P. Nahar, Advocate AND

2) First Appeal No.54 of 2019 Date of institution : 07.02.2019 Reserved on : 09.05.2022 Date of decision : 25.05.2022

1. Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Garha Road, Jalandhar through Sh. Amit Singh son of Sh. Harjit Singh, its Resident Director/Authorized Signatory.

2. PIMS Medical and Education Charitable Society (Regd.), having its Administrative Office at Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Garha Road, Jalandhar through Sh. Amit Singh son of Sh.

Harjit Singh, its Resident Director/Authorized Signatory.

….Appellants/OPs No.1 & 4 Versus

1. Sh. Gurdial Singh son of Sh. Lachmann Singh, resident of

309/14, Sawan Singh Colony, Near Markfed, Kapurthala.

.….Respondent No.1/Complainant

2. Dr. Amandeep Singh, Professor, Department of Medicines, Kalpana Chawla Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Karnal (Haryana)

3. Smt. Sarabjit Kaur, Senior Staff Nurse, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences Garha Road, Jalandhar.

4. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd., G.T.Road, Opp. Narinder Cinema, Jalandhar through its Branch Manager.

.….Respondents/Opposite Parties First Appeals against the similar orders dated 07.01.2019 passed by District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (now Commission)

Jalandhar.

Quorum:-

Mr. H.P.S.Mahal, Presiding Judicial Member Mrs. Kiran Sibal, Member Present:-

For the appellants : Sh. I.S.Bhatia, Advocate For respondent No.1 : Sh. D.R.Punia, Adv. with Sh. Gurdial Singh, in person For respondent No.2 : Dr.Amandeep Singh,in person For respondent No.3 : Ex-parte For respondent No.4 : Sh. Krishna Kant, Adv. for Sh.J.P. Nahar, Advocate KIRAN SIBAL, MEMBER This order shall dispose of the above noted two First Appeals preferred against the same order dated 07.01.2019 passed by District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Jalandhar (now in short, “the District Commission”), wherein the District Commission partly accepted the complaint of the complainant and the following relief has been granted:

“19. In the light of above detailed discussion, the complaint of the complainant is partly accepted and accordingly, OP No.1, 2 and 4, who are jointly and severally liable for causing negligence with the wife of the complainant as well as harassment to the complainant, mentally and physically, therefore, the aforesaid OPs are directed to pay damages to the complainant, to the tune of Rs.8,00,000/- and further the aforesaid OPs are directed to pay litigation expenses of Rs.10,000/-”

These both appeals bearing No.45 of 2019 and No.54 of 2019 have been filed by the appellants for setting aside the impugned order of the District Commission. The facts are taken from First Appeal No.45 of 2019 filed by the appellant/OP No.2 titled as “Dr. Amandeep Singh Vs. Gurdial Singh and others”.

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