MADRAS HIGH COURT
Krishnan Ramasamy, J.
Dhanam v. Secretary to Government Health & Family Welfare Department
1. This Writ Petition has been filed, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to grant compensation to the petitioner for the negligence in performing the Family Planning Operation by the 3rd respondent within a time stipulated by this Court.
2. According to the petitioner, she was residing at Tamil Nagar, Aralvaimozhi Post, Kanyakumari District and she was already blessed with two female children. While giving birth to second child, the petitioner had undergone Tubectomy operation under the supervision of 3rd respondent, who also issued Sterilization Certificate to the petitioner. On 5.4.2017, the 3rd respondent examined the petitioner and found that she was conceived since the Tubectomy operation got failed and the 3rd respondent also endorsed the same in the patient case sheet of the petitioner. Hence, on 18.07.2017, the petitioner sent a detailed representation to the respondent, seeking compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- and pursuant to her representation, she also appeared for enquiry on 30.08.2017 before the 3rd respondent and in the meanwhile, she gave birth to a girl baby on 29.09.2017. The grievance of the petitioner is that since she begotten th
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