Archive · 27 Dec 2025
Delhi Nursing Home Ordered to Pay Rs 20 Lakh for Medical Negligence
A woman named Samreen went to a nursing home in Delhi to confirm her pregnancy.
The doctor there only did a urine test and gave her some medicines.
But later, another doctor found a dead embryo in her womb, and she had to have her fallopian tube removed.
This made her unable to have babies.
The court said the first doctor was careless and made her suffer.
So, the nursing home has to pay her Rs 20 lakh as compensation.
The court said no amount of money can fix her lifelong pain, but this is what they decided was fair.
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ordered a nursing home in Daryaganj to pay Rs 20 lakh to a 40-year-old woman for medical negligence.
The woman, Samreen, lost her ability to conceive and her fallopian tube due to the doctor's failure to properly investigate her condition.
The doctor prescribed medicines without ruling out complications, which the court deemed negligent.
The court noted that timely detection of an ectopic pregnancy could have prevented permanent infertility.
The compensation is intended to address the physical, mental, and financial trauma endured by the woman.
- Who
- Samreen, a 40-year-old woman, and Dr. Kuljit Kau Gill, the doctor at Family Health Care Centre, Daryaganj.
- What
- The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ordered the nursing home to pay Rs 20 lakh to Samreen for medical negligence that resulted in her inability to conceive and loss of her fallopian tube.
- When
- The order was passed on December 18. The incident occurred in July 2020.
- Where
- The nursing home is located in Daryaganj, Central Delhi.
- Why
- The doctor prescribed medicines without proper investigation and failed to detect an ectopic pregnancy, leading to permanent infertility.
- Complainant
- Samreen
- Doctor
- Kuljit Kau Gill
- Nursing Home
- Family Health Care Centre, Daryaganj
- Compensation Amount
- Rs 20 lakh
- Date of Order
- December 18
- Complainant's Age
- 40 years
- Complainant's Condition
- Loss of fallopian tube and inability to conceive