(PER HON’BLE SRI V.V.SESHUBABU, MEMBER-JUDICIAL)

1. The complaint is filed U/s.17 (1) (a) (i) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986, seeking directions against the Opposite Parties to pay an amount of Rs.5,50,906/- and Rs.1,50,000/- with interest @12% per annum from 16.10.2016 till realization; to pay Rs.10,00,000/- towards medical expenditure; Rs.10,00,000/- for future treatment of the Complainant; Rs.10,00,000/- for damage caused to the health of the Complainant; and Rs.20,00,000/- as compensation for mental agony and for costs.

2. The brief averments of the original complaint and the amended complaint are that, the Complainant on 19.10.2016 at 2:00 PM was taken before Pranaam Hospital at Miyapur due to high reeling sensation and vomiting’s; that Doctors advised him to go for KIMS Hospital for better treatment suspecting the patient developed CVA; that at 6:00 PM on the same day patient was admitted in the Opposite Party No.1 hospital and Doctors suggested MRI test; that informed that sedatives is to be administered as patient was not co-operating; that father of Complainant consulted their relative Dr. Ramalingeshwar Rao at Guntur who advised not to undergo MRI on sedatives, but it advised fro anesthesia to be given under the supervision of anesthetist; that the same was informed to the duty Doctor and without paying any attention to the advise performed MRI by giving sedatives by technician instead an a anesthetist; that patient developed shivering’s, breathlessness and change of colour of body and became unconscious; that the attendants were informed by the Doctors that patient suffered cardiac respiratory arrest and performed chest compression and then shifted to MICU; that during resuscitation process patient had aspiration and developed pneumonia and enterococci organism as per the culture and sensitivity report; that he developed hypotrotenemia, renal shut down and infection with raised counts and went into coma; that on 24.10.2016 Doctors advised for tracheotomy, but was suggested to go to KIMS, Minister’s Road, Secunderabad to perform the same; that it was done only to avoid medical complications at Opposite Party No.1 hospital.

3. It is further submitted that the tracheotomy was conducted in the Opposite Party No.3 hospital thereby collected huge medical expenses; that to the Doctor B. Bhaskara Rao, the Director of KIMS Hospital, everything was informed about the gross negligence and mistake committed at the Opposite Party No.1 hospital by the Doctors therein, and without saying anything, another MRI was done which disclosed right lateral, medullary syndrome actieal i.e., 08 days after admission in the Opposite Party No.1 hospital; that patient was kept on mechanical ventilation, weaned intermittently and was put on C-PAP; that renal impairment was not corrected though patient developed qundriparesis, drowsiness and instability in hyproteinemia and same deficiency even observed by the Doctors at People’s Trauma Hospital, Guntur, in which patient was admitted after forcible discharge from Opposite Party NO.3; that Doctors at Opposite Party No.3 recommended for rehabilitation centre to avoid further treatment; that Opposite Party No.1 & 3 hospitals are responsible for the negligent treatment given to the patient and for failure to provide required treatment, but collected huge amounts; that the original bill was given for Rs.12,14,932/-, but when their mistakes are pointed out, given the discount and collected Rs.5,50,906/-; that patient was taken to the People’s Trauma Hospital, Guntur, in an ambulance by spending huge money; that the patient was treated by Dr. Ramalingeshwara Rao, for about 03 months by keeping the patient in ICU; that his health condition though improved still unable to walk without a walker or attendant; that recovered from renal failure and still feeling weakness in both upper and lower limbs with it mild pain/burning sensation in the left lower limb; that patient required furthe