A single bench of Justice R. Mahadevan of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday, hearing a petition seeking compensation for medical negligence, directed the Dean, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, to conduct a medical examination of the petitioner, examine her previous medical records and file a report.
The petitioner, P. Akila, was present before the court with her medical records. The petitioner said that she suffered excessive and continuous urination following hysterectomy in a government hospital. When she approached a private hospital for treatment of the condition, investigation revealed that her uterine and urinary tubes were merged.
She claimed that she had to undergo a lot of pain and suffering due to a negligent surgery and the condition had resulted in dehydration, abdominal pain, urinary disturbance and severe fever. She sought a compensation of ₹5 lakh for the medical negligence. A petition was submitted to the Tiruchi Collector seeking assistance and appropriate action. However, no action was taken.
The petitioner contended that she had to pledge or sell her mother’s jewels and obtain loans from relatives to meet the medical expenses as she was in a bad financial state. She sought compensation from the respondent government hospital for the medical negligence. She had also made a plea for treatment at a multi-speciality hospital at government expense.
The case has been posted for further hearing to November 7.
