Mr. Justice Lokeshwar Prasad, President— Smt. Jaiwati, the complainant in the present case, has filed a complaint under Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) averring that after paying the necessary charges, she, on 26.5.1992, had undergone MTP and Sterilisation at the Shahdara Clinic of opposite party (hereinafter referred to as the opposite party No. 1). The operation in question, as per the case of the complainant, was performed by OP-2 and after the operation, a certificate of sterilisation was issued to the complainant. It is further averred that on 15.10.1992, the complainant was found to be pregnant. The complainant, thereafter, went for medical check-up in Swami Dayanand Hospital, Shahdara on 3.1.1993 and after checking the complainant, the concerned doctor, in her report, stated that the complainant had conceived on 1st July, 1992 and the probable date of delivery was stated as 8th April, 1993. For the above alleged negligence on the part of the OPs, the complainant, in the present complaint, has claimed a sum of Rs. 3,00,000/- on account of compensation and medical expenses. The complainant has also prayed that the opp