ORDER

K. Sampath, President - The complainant in O.P. 30/2000 on the file of District Forum, Madurai is the appellant herein.

2. Her case was as follows: She was a poor vendor with a family of four daughters. Her husband was a mill worker. She was suffering from pain in her lower abdomen for over two years having menstrual period four to five times every month. She consulted the first opposite party, a General Surgeon who after examination, diagnosed it as tumour (Fibroid Uterus) and advised its removal. The complainant paid Rs.15,000 as charges demanded for the surgery. She was admitted as in-patient on 24.3.1999. On 27.4.1999, without the aid of gynaecologist, the surgery was done at about 3.00 p.m. The first opposite party, during the surgery had carelessly and negligently stitched the ureter along with vagina, the urethra organ for discharge of urine which started coming out through vagina. The first opposite party assured the complainant that the urine tube would be removed within few days, but it was removed only after 10 days. The steps taken to stop the leaking of urine failed, the abdominal and pelvis pain surfaced and continued and the stomach swelling made the complainant