Ashok Bhan, President—Appellants which were the Opposite Parties before the State Commission have filed this Appeal against the judgment and order dated 20.08.07 passed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Delhi (in short, ‘the State Commission’) in Complaint Case No. C-71/1998 wherein the State Commission allowing the complaint filed by the Respondent has directed the Appellants to pay a sum of Rs.50,000/- as compensation to the Respondent.

Facts:

2. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that the Complainant’s husband was an employee of Northern Railway and as such she was beneficiary of Railway hospitals located in New Delhi and Ghaziabad. On 19.05.95 she had undergone a sterilization (tubectomy) operation and was operated by Respondent No.4, Dr.(Mrs) Pushpa Mathur (Opposite Party No.4 before the State Commission). In spite of the said operation, she became pregnant in September, 1996 and a caesarean child was born on 10.06.97. Alleging medical negligence on the part of the doctors and the hospital, she filed the complaint before the State Commission seeking compensation.

3. Appellants, on being served, entered appearance and filed their written statement tak