S.N. Aggarwal, President —Baljinder Kaur appellant No.2 was the wife of Manjit Singh appellant No.1. She had become pregnant. She got sterilization operation conducted from the respondents on 23.9.1994 for which a certificate was given by the respondents to her. She was assured that no child would be born to her but later on the sterilization operation had failed and the child was born.

2. It was further pleaded that the appellant Baljinder Kaur again got herself subjected to sterilization operation on 27.2.1998 from the respondents and she was told that she will have no conception. However when she got herself medically examined on 7.12.2003 in Sidhu Hospital, she came to know that she had full term pregnancy and labour pain and a male baby was born to her and she was discharged on 8.12.2003. Again the sterilization operation conducted by the respondents failed and it was very difficult for the appellants to afford the child and to spend on his maintenance/education and bringing up. Hence the complaint for compensation of Rs.15,00,000. Interest and costs were also prayed.

3. The complaint was dismissed by the learned District Forum vide impugned order dated 20.1.2005 on the ple