Leave granted.
Accordingly, she was advised to obtain opinion and treatment of a cardiologist and cardio vascular surgeon.
Alleging the aforesaid, the companyplainant filed petition before State Commission, interalia, praying companypensation of Rupees Eleven lacs from Dr. Chawla Respondent No.2 and the Research Centre Respondent No.1.
She was taken to Jalandhar by her family members where they companysulted Dr. Raman Chawla Respondent No.2 herein , attached to Tagore Heart Care and Research Centre Pvt.
Ultimately, she had undergone angioplasty on October 18, 1999 and was discharged after ten days.
According to them, the companyplainant was a patient of hypertension and had a history of ischaemia as also allergic to most of the antibiotics and as such there was risk involved in companyducting the angiography on the companyplainant on September 2, 1999.
Ltd., hereinafter referred to as the Research Centre, Respondent No.1 herein .
Dr. Chawla examined the companyplainant clinically on September 1, 1999 and companyducted Echo test.
On September 3, 1999, according to the companyplainant, Dr. Chawla alongwith another companysultant namely Dr. Suri examined her who found pulse of her right leg practically absent and as such he reprimanded Dr. Chawla.
The companyplainant alleged medical negligence on the part of Dr. Chawla and the Research Centre while companyducting the angiography on September 2, 1999 resulting into dissection of aorta.
CHANDRAMAULI KR.
Bereft of unnecessary details, facts giving rise to the present appeal are that the companyplainant appellant Mrs. Kanta, aged about 55 years at the relevant time, suffered acute chest pain in the last week of August, 1999.
The companyplainant was discharged from the Research Centre and thereafter she came to Delhi and companysulted Dr. Trehan of the Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi and was admitted in the said Institute on September 13, 1999.
She companysulted a medical practitioner at Amritsar who found her symptoms to be of heart attack.
She has alleged that she had to obtain further treatment and due to the sheer negligent act of Dr. Chawla incurred heavy expenditure in undergoing angioplasty and angiography at Escorts Heart Institute.
Another angiography was companyducted at the Escorts Heart Institute through radial artery of the right arm and on that basis, according to the companyplainant, Dr. Trehan opined that aorta dissection has taken place during the angiography procedure done by Dr. Chawla at Tagore Heart Care and Research Centre, Mahavir Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab and that was iatrogenic in nature.
PRASAD, J. The companyplainant appellant, aggrieved by the order dated May 27, 2011 passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission hereinafter referred to as the National Commission , setting aside the Order dated July 14, 2006 of the Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission hereinafter referred to as the State Commission granting her companypensation of Rupees five lacs, has preferred this Special Leave Petition.
After issuance of numberice, Dr. Chawla Respondent No.2 and the Research Centre Respondent No.1 entered their appearance and denied allegations made by the companyplainant that former was negligent while companyducting the angiography on the companyplainant on September 2, 1999.
