INS MALHOTRA Vs. A KRIPLANI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This appeal arises out of order dated 15.9.2000 of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (hereinafter referred as the "Commission") in Original Petition No. 265 of 1992, whereby a complaint filed by Ms. Ins. Malhotra-complainant has been dismissed.

(2.) Brief facts leading to the filing of this appeal are as follows:

(3.) During the course of the proceedings before the Commission, the appellant was granted opportunity to produce written opinion of expert doctors in support of her allegations made in the complaint against the named doctors and Bombay Hospital for their medical negligence or lack of proper medical treatment to deceased Priya Malhotra. The appellant could not lead the evidence of any expert doctor in support of her complaint and she pleaded before the Commission that no expert doctor was willing to give an opinion against the doctors of Bombay Hospital though, according to her, unofficially some doctors had expressed an opinion that injustice had been done to deceased Priya Malhotra. The appellant was issued notice to appear on 9.7.2000 for recording of her cross-examination. The Counsel for the respondents stated before the Commission that they did not intend to cross-examine the appellant. None of the respondent had appeared as witness in support of his or her defence, as pleaded in the written statement.