In Dehradun, a woman approached the District Consumer Court in Haridwar, alleging medical negligence after she conceived and delivered a child despite having undergone a sterilization surgery. She claimed Rs 17.5 lakh as compensation, arguing that the failed procedure had caused her mental and financial distress. The sterilization was performed on November 5, 2015, by a doctor who also conducted a caesarean section. The complainant had been admitted as a case of G2P1L1 with 36 weeks and 3 days of gestation and one previous caesarean section.
As she was anaemic, one unit of blood was transfused. When she developed abdominal pain and scar tenderness that morning, an emergency caesarean section was performed, followed by bilateral tubal ligation after explaining all associated risk factors. The procedure was carried out using the Pomeroy technique, and before the surgery, the doctor had…
