Orissa

Rayagada

CC/53/2017

Smt. Perumala Navya - Complainant(s)

Versus

Dr. V.Subhadramma DGO. Deputy Civil Surgen, Gynic Special - Opp.Party(s)

Sri V.R.M Patnaik

10 Jan 2018

ORDER

DISTRICT   CONSUMER  DISPUTES REDRESSAL    FORUM, RAYAGADA,

STATE:  ODISHA.

C.C. Case  No. 53/ 2017.                                          Date.       10.     01   . 2018.

P R E S E N T .

Dr. Aswini  Kumar Mohapatra,                                                   President

Sri GadadharaSahu,                                                                        Member.

Smt.PadmalayaMishra,.                                                                                Member

Smt. Perumala Navyashree, W/O: Sri Perumala Jagadish, Quarter No. D-3/3. J.K.P.M. Colony, Po:J.K.pur,     Dist.Rayagada, State:  Odisha.765 017.                                                                                                                                                                                             …….Complainant

Vrs.

Dr. V.Subhadramma, MBBS, DGO, Deputy Civil Surgeon, Gynic Specialist, Archanabhaskar Nursing home, Near MRO office, Burlapeta, Vizayanagaram, Po/Dist: Vizayanagaram, State:Andhrapradesh.                                                                    .…..Opp.Parties

Counsel for the parties:                                 

For the complainant: - Sri V.Ram Mohan Patnaik, Advocate, Rayagada.

                                                          J u d g e m e n t.

         

          The  present dispute arises out of the complaint petition filed by the above named complainant alleging deficiency in service  against  afore mentioned O.Ps for non payment of compensation a sum  of  Rs.12,80,000/-  due to medical negligence to remove the cotton bendage left by the O.P. inside the stomach.

The case is put up  to day for hearing on admission after office check.  Heard from the learned  counsel for the complainant  and perused the complaint petition.

            On admission  stage, this forum  thoroughly examined the fact in the case of the complainant, who was  treated   at  Vizayanagaram, State: Andhrapradesh  to  get delivery  after completion of  nine months.  The O.P. was  told the complainant that there is no scope of normal delivery and requires ceasarian   operation.  The O.P. was made  ceasarian operation and removed the baby.  During ceasarian operation the  O.P. has left bandage in side  the stomach of the complainant causing  suffer with stomach pains, omitings etc. Then  Dr. Rama Mohan Rao of Parvatipuram  has operated the complainant on Dt. 20.10.2016  and remove the cotton bandage from the stomach of the  complainant. In the present case in hand the cause of action arose at Vizianagaram District  of Andhra Pradesh  State.   The complainant  to get  compensation  from the O.P. she has preferred this  consumer complaint before this forum.

Before  admitting the above case   the issues to be decided by this forum are:-

          Whether this forum  has   territorial jurisdiction to entertain the complaint under the C.P. Act, 1986  ?

While answering  the issue  we would like to refer the citation.  It is held and reported  in CPJ-2010(1) page No. 136   where in the  Hon’ble  State commission, New Delhi  observed  “Forum should decide the dispute of jurisdiction  first, application kept open to be decided later”.

Further it is held and reported in C.P.R 2011(4) P- 482 the hon’ble National Commission where in observed “ Consumer forum can not adjudicate disputes without addressing the basic  issues”.

Section 11(2)©  of the C.P. Act, 1986 has made  it specific that a complaint shall be instituted in a District Forum with in the local limits of whose jurisdiction  the cause of action, wholly or in part, arises. The present case in hand it is  revealed that  the  complainant was made  ceasarian operation and removed the baby at Vijayanagaram  then  on Dt. 20.10.2016  had  removed the cotton bandage from the stomach of the  complainant at Parvatipur which is comes under the purview  of the territorial jurisdiction  of the Dist. Consumer Forum, at Vijayanagaram, State: Andhra Pradesh.  For redressal  of   grievance the complainant should file  the above case  before the Vizianagaram District Consumer Forum where the cause of action arose  and she can agitate her grievance for its redressal .      In  view of the above discussion   and according to  the above citations at the admission  stage, this forum  dismissed the complaint petition. We  do not  think  proper to go  into merit of this case.  The complainant have no fate other then dismiss.

So  to meet the  ends of justice    the following order is passed.

ORDER.

            In  resultant  the complaint petition is hereby  stands  dismissed. The complainant  is free to approach the court of competent  having  its jurisdiction.   Parties are left to bear their own cost.  Accordingly the case  is closed.

            The Hon’ble  Supreme Court in the case of Laxmi Engineering works Vrs. P.S.G.Industrial Institute 1995 (3) SCC  583 where in observed “The time spent before consumer forum shall be set-off  by  the  authority, where the proceedings are taken up, as per provision of Section-14 of Limitation Act.

Dictated and corrected by me.         Prononunced on this     10^th.  Day of   January,  2018.

 

Member.                                             Member.                                                             President