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Rajasthan Lok Adalat orders Rs 80,000 compensation after sterilisation failure leads to birth
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 07 Sep 2026, 07:49 PM
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A permanent Lok Adalat in Dausa ordered a hospital and the health department to pay a total of Rs 80,000 to a woman whose sterilisation operation failed and resulted in the birth of a son, with payment due within 15 days.
The Dausa permanent Lok Adalat in Rajasthan has directed a local hospital and the state health department to jointly pay Rs 80,000 as compensation to a woman whose sterilisation procedure failed and subsequently resulted in the birth of a male child. The order stipulates that the full amount must be disbursed within fifteen days of the verdict.
The woman had undergone a sterilisation operation under a government‑run family planning scheme. Medical records indicate that the procedure did not achieve its intended effect, and she later gave birth to a son, prompting legal action for negligence and violation of her reproductive rights.
The Lok Adalat’s decision allocates the compensation equally between the hospital that performed the surgery and the health department overseeing the program. Both entities are now legally bound to settle the amount promptly, failing which further legal consequences may follow.
Health officials have noted that such compensation orders aim to reinforce accountability in public health interventions, especially in family‑planning initiatives where procedural lapses can have serious personal repercussions.
The ruling serves as a reminder to medical institutions and government agencies to adhere strictly to sterilisation protocols and to provide timely redress when standards are breached.
The woman had undergone a sterilisation operation under a government‑run family planning scheme. Medical records indicate that the procedure did not achieve its intended effect, and she later gave birth to a son, prompting legal action for negligence and violation of her reproductive rights.
The Lok Adalat’s decision allocates the compensation equally between the hospital that performed the surgery and the health department overseeing the program. Both entities are now legally bound to settle the amount promptly, failing which further legal consequences may follow.
Health officials have noted that such compensation orders aim to reinforce accountability in public health interventions, especially in family‑planning initiatives where procedural lapses can have serious personal repercussions.
The ruling serves as a reminder to medical institutions and government agencies to adhere strictly to sterilisation protocols and to provide timely redress when standards are breached.