Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Prayagraj Court Orders Compensation in Sterilization Failure Case
A woman in Prayagraj, India, was supposed to have a surgery to prevent her from having any more babies, but it didn't work.
She got pregnant and had a baby girl.
Because of this, the court decided the government should help her.
They will give her money to help raise the child and also money to cover some of the costs.
The court said that the doctors and the state are responsible for the failed surgery, as family planning is an important government program.
This is to help the woman and the child since the sterilization operation did not go as planned.
Woman receives compensation for failed sterilization resulting in childbirth.
Permanent Lok Adalat in Prayagraj ordered the state to provide compensation.
Compensation includes ₹2 lakh for the child's maintenance and ₹5,000 monthly.
Additional ₹20,000 awarded for the woman's mental and physical suffering.
The operation was performed in 2013 by a doctor who assured no future pregnancies.
- Who
- Anita Devi, the woman who underwent the sterilization; Dr. Neelima; the Permanent Lok Adalat.
- What
- Permanent Lok Adalat ordered compensation for a woman after a failed sterilization operation.
- When
- The sterilization operation was conducted in October 2013, and the compensation was decided recently.
- Where
- Prayagraj, India.
- Why
- Due to medical negligence in the sterilization procedure, which resulted in a pregnancy.
- Compensation for Child's Upbringing
- ₹2 lakh
- Monthly Expenses for the Child
- ₹5,000/month
- Duration of Monthly Payments
- Until Graduation or Age 18
- Compensation for Suffering
- ₹20,000
- Sterilization Operation Date
- October 25, 2013
- Defendant
- Chief Medical Officer, Allahabad