JUDGEMENT
A.K.ANNAMALAI J. -
(1.) The Appellant as complainant filed a complaint before the District Forum,
Coimbatore, alleging deficiency against the opposite parties to pay
Rs.9,00,000/- towards compensation, to pay a sum of Rs.10,000/- towards
cost of the proceedings. The District Forum, dismissed the complaint
against the opposite parties. Against the said order, this appeal is
preferred by the complainant, praying to set aside the order of the
District Forum, Coimbatore, dated 19.02.2008 in C.C.No.61/2005.
This appeal coming before us for hearing finally on 31.03.2011, upon
hearing the arguments of the counsel on both sides, and perused the
documents, written submissions as well as the order of the District
Forum, this Commission made the following order :-
The unsuccessful complainant is the appellant.
(2.) The appellant/complainant filed a complaint praying for the relief of
directing the opposite parties to pay a compensation of Rs.9,00,000/- and
Rs.10,000/- towards costs for the wrong sterilization operation conducted
on the complainant which caused the complainant to give birth a child.
(3.) The details of the complaint in brief are as follows :- The
complainant undergone a sterilization operation along with termination of
two months pregnancy at the 1 to 3 opposite parties hospital, on
18.6.02 and the operation was done by the opposite parties 1 to 3.
Subsequently after discharge on 25.6.02, on 16.9.02 when the complainant
approached to private doctor and on taking scan it was found that she was
conceived and having 18 to 19 weeks pregnancy and shocked by the same as
the advance condition of the pregnancy she could not opt for abortion and
delivered a male baby on 12.2.03. Because of the opposite parties 1 to 3
careless and negligent act she was forced to give birth unwanted baby
thereby she claims compensation for Rs.8,00,000/- towards cost of
bringing child and Rs.1,00,000/- for mental agony and sufferings. She has
sent notice to the opposite parties on 13.11.02 and the 2nd opposite
party alone sent a reply on 22.11.2002 stating that she was not liable.;
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