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SRI. AJITH KUMAR D. : JUDICIAL MEMBER             This is an appeal filed by the complainant in C.C.No.72/2009 on the file of Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Pathanamthitta (the District Forum for short) against the order passed on 24.10.2014.  The complainant had filed a complaint seeking for compensation for medical negligence against the opposite parties which was dismissed by the District Commission.  Being aggrieved with the above order, this appeal has been filed.

The allegations in the complaint in short are as follows:

          2.       The complainant was admitted in the Government Hospital Kozhenchery on 01.11.2007 in connection with her pregnancy.  Since the operation theatre in the Government Hospital was closed, the complainant was referred to Poyyanil Hospital Kozhenchery on 02.11.2007 and got admitted there on at 2 p.m. on that day itself.  A caesarean section was conducted at 8 p.m. after administering Spinal Anaesthesia and delivery was effected.  A male child was born.  During surgery the complainant became unresponsive and went into a deep coma.  She was taken to Pushpagiri Hospital, Pathanamthitta for better management.  She availed treatment as inpatient in the said hospital till 16.11.2007 and later continued treatment at the Medical College Hospital, Kottayam till 29.11.2007.  The doctors attached to the Medical College Hospital Kottayam had diagnosed the case of the complainant as "Post LSCS-Hypoxic ISHEMIL Encephalopathy" which condition occurred due to the improper administration of Anaesthesia.  After prolonged treatment, the complainant got recovered from the coma stage, but still she is in a vegetative condition and unable to do anything for herself.  She has become permanently disabled and unfit to perform any job.  There was gross negligence on the part of the opposite parties in treating the complainant.  The complainant had sought for compensation of Rs.20,00,000/-(Rupees Twenty Lakhs Only) along with interest from the opposite parties.  She had also sought for realisation of an amount of Rs.4,25,835/-(Rupees Four Lakhs Twenty Five Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Five Only) being the amount spent for her treatment.