1. Complainant Smt. Draupati Bai Kaiwartya, respondent No.2 herein, under went sterilization operation on 27-3-2003 at the hands of petitioner No.3 Dr. S.K. Mishra, Senior Divisional Medical Officer, in the hospital owned by South East Central Railway (SECR), Bilaspur. Respondent No.2 / complainant after three years of sterilization operation conceived pregnancy and gave birth to a child on 2-1-2007. Feeling aggrieved against the birth of child pursuant to the sterilization operation, respondent No.2 filed a complaint before the Permanent Lok Adalat constituted under S.22 - B of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (for short 'the Act of 1987') claiming compensation to the tune of Rs.3,36,000/- along with interest.

2. The Permanent Lok Adalat by its impugned award granted compensation of Rs.97,200/- along with 6% int