The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Odisha Chief Secretary to pay Rs 1-lakh compensation to a victim of medical negligence whose urinary bladder was cut while conducting a family planning operation in Nayagarh district.The NHRC also asked the CS to submit a compliance report along with proof of payment within six weeks.
The national rights body passed the order taking cognisance of a petition filed by human rights activist and Supreme Court lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy that a doctor cut the urinary bladder of a woman, Kalia Barad, of Daspalla NAC while performing tubectomy at the Daspalla Community Health Centre on July 16, 2019.
The commission observed in its order, “It is apparent that the victim had to undergo severe trauma and remained hospitalised for 22 days which strengthens the fact that there was negligence on part of the Medical Officer while operating the victim.”