any improvement the condition of the eye further deteriorated post-surgery. 7. The complainants, thus through the complaint made to the State Commission claimed compensation of Rs.15,00,000/- for the sufferings due to negligence of the doctor and a further sum of Rs.4,55,000/- towards the cost of the treatment, loss of studies etc. In defence, Dr. Neeraj Sud and the PGI admitted that the surgery was performed on 26.06.1996 by Dr. Neeraj Sud who is a qualified post-graduate in ophthalmology. He had three years of experience in eye surgeries including surgery of PTOSIS. During the period 1994-1996 when Dr. Neeraj Sud was a Senior Resident at PGI, he was associated with about 74 PTOSIS operations. The complainant was given proper treatment with due care during operation and that 4the correction and reoccurrence of PTOSIS is a common complication of congenital ptosis which could have been set right by repeat surgery. The patient was not examined by Dr. Neeraj Sud after January, 1997 as he