Mr.Sudhakaran Mr.Sudhakaran is the son of Mr.Raghunandan, Mr.Raghunandan, Managing Director of Biocon Pharmaceutical Industries which is having the turn over of 200 crores er annum and having its registered registered o!ce at "ochin. Mr.Sudhakaran Mr.Sudhakaran met with th an accident on #$ %anuar&, 20#2 at #0 am while travelling in a Maruti Su'uki Swift on the (rivendrum (rivendrum and "ochin )ighwa&. )ighwa&. )e sustained severe intestinal damage and contusion of the *iver as well as ancillar& in+uries including two roken ris, dislocation of the lower +aw, two roken -ngers and a roken wrist. )e was taken to the ollo )osital )osital in (rivendrum (rivendrum at around #2 noon where the doctors advised Mr.Raghunandan to take his son to Ma&ot )osital in "hennai which is the onl& multi secialit& hosital availa availale le in India India to deal deal with with the secia seciall cases cases like like Mr.Su Mr.Sudha dhakar karan/ an/s. s. (he& also al so advised Mr.Raghunandan Mr.Raghunandan that his son has to undergo oeration withi within n twen twent& t& four four hour hours s else, else, his his son son will will su sue err ara aral& l&si sis s and and ma& ma& succum.
In urs ursua uanc nce e of that that,, Mr.R Mr.Rag aghu huna nand ndan an call called ed Ma&o Ma&ott )os )osit ital al,, th "hennai and the oeration was -1ed at 2 m on # %anuar&, 20#2. (he doctors at ollo hosital, (rivendrum informed Mr.Raghunandan that his son has to travel travel with arti-cia arti-ciall life suort suort s&stem. s&stem. Mr.R Mr.Ragh aghuna unanda ndan n immediatel& immediatel& contacted contacted Mr. Mr.vinas vinash, h, the agent of 3ing-sher 3ing-sher irlines irlines at (rivendrum (rivendrum for ooking the 4ight tickets & e1laining the condition of his son.
Mr. Mr.vinas vinash h ooked ooked the tickets tickets for Mr.Ra Mr.Raghunan ghunandan dan in 3ing-sher 3ing-sher irlines irlines from (rivend (rivendrum rum to "hennai "hennai via Bangalore Bangalore transit ticket ticket which th scheduled to take o at 5m on #$ %anuar&, 20#2 and also informed him aout the arrangements arrangements he made with the 3ing-sher 3ing-sher irlines for carr&ing carr&ing on the life saving machine till Bangalore and mentioned that the further arrangements in the connecting 4ight shall e made & the 3ing-sher irliness ersonnel.
(he 3ing-sher irlines is an irline oerating with in the airsace of the reulic of India having its registered o!ce at "ommerce )ouse, 6ort, Mumai. Mr.Rag Mr.Raghunan hunandan dan reached reached the airort along with with his son who is th with life suorting e7uiment & 8m on #$ %anuar&, 20#2. t 8.80m onl& he saw that the ticket contains a clause 2.2 stating that 9the earer of this ticket certi-es that he:she is in a -t condition to 4& and is not sue su eri ring ng from from an& an& heal health th ro rolem lem whic which h ma& ma& e a hind hindra ranc nce e to his his travel;. Mr.Raghunandan Mr.Raghunandan along with his son son oarded the 4ight at 5m on th #$ %anuar&, %anuar&, 20#2. <1actl& <1actl& at =.80m =.80m it reached reached the Bangalore Bangalore airort airort where Mr.Raghunandan Mr.Raghunandan was asked to wait for the %et irlines 4ight which is scheduled to take o at >m on #$ th %anuar&, 20#2. round ?.5=m the %et irl irlin ines es o!ci o!cial als s info inform rmed ed Mr.R Mr.Rag aghu huna nand ndan an that that as er er "l.$ "l.$ of the the
memorandum of understanding etween the 3ing-sher irlines and %et irlines, 9all the assengers 4&ing from (rivendrum to "hennai via Bangalore will e regularl& oarded in the %et irlines and all the norms and conditions of the %et irlines will e alicale to those assengers;. 6urther the o!cials informed that as er terms and conditions in "l.$ 9the earer of this certi-es that he:she is in a -t condition to 4& and is not suering from an& health rolem which ma& e a hindrance to his travel;. So, the& can/t oard his son into the %et irlines 4ight.
Mr.Raghunandan leaded with the %et irlines authorities to take note of the seriousness of his son and re7uested them to allow their travel. )e also leaded for the life of his son & mentioning that the& have alread& travelled from (rivendrum to Bangalore & the 3ing-sher irlines and %et irlines is having a contractual oligation to carr& them to "hennai and also riefed aout that arrangements made at (rivendrum irort & Mr.vinash and the romise that he made the& can travel along with life suorting machine in the %et irlines also. Insite of all the lea & Mr.Raghunandan, the o!cials refused to oard his son into the %et irlines 4ight. Mr.Raghunandan aroached the 3idwa& Suer Secialit& )osital in Bangalore for temorar& treatment of his son at >.5= m on #$th %anuar&, 20#2, as his son/s condition deteriorated at the irort. )e was immediatel& given glucose and revived & the doctors at 3idwa& Suer Secialit& )osital in Bangalore. (he doctors of 3idwa& Suer Secialit& )osital informed Mr.Raghunandan that his son/s condition is further deteriorating and he needs to undergo oeration within si1 hours and it can e done onl& in Ma&ot )osital in "hennai.
t $.80 m on #$ th %anuar&, 20#2, Mr.Raghunandan -nall& decided to take his son & road to "hennai with the hel of doctors at 3idwa& Suer Secialit& )osital in Bangalore. Mr.Raghunandan started the +ourne& to "hennai in the amulance of Mamata Suer Secialit& )osital in Bangalore at $.5=m on #$th %anuar&, 20#2. fter three hours of travelling, the vehicle was stoed & the (amilnadu olice at R(@ checkost for routine checku at ##.5= m on #$ th %anuar&, 20#2. During the checku, the& found that the driver/s driving license has e1ired a da& efore. So, the& stoed the vehicle for further investigation. Mr.Raghunandan informed the Insector who is incharge there aout the emergenc& situation and re7uested him to allow the +ourne&. Mr.Raghunandan also leaded efore the Insector that his son has got Aright to life/ a constitutional right guaranteed under rt. 2# of the "onstitution. (he insector refused to consider an&thing and said roer rocedure is re7uired to e allowed to go at #am on # th %anuar&, 20#2. (he time the& reached the hosital, in fact the hosital authorities were read& with all the arrangements for an immediate surger&. But after
attending Mr.Sudhakaran, the doctors informed Mr.Raghunandan that his son was alread& attacked & a aral&tic stroke and aral&'ed one hour efore. (he& also informed him that he won/t e ale to move an& lims of his od& elow his neck and also will remain in coma for the rest of his life. rgue.
