Newborn's Thumb Severed after delivery: Madras HC orders Rs 7.5 lakh compensation
Newborn's Thumb Severed after delivery: HC orders Rs 7.5 lakh compensation
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court recently directed the State Government to pay compensation to a family after a staff nurse of Government Raja Mirasdar Medical College Hospital in Thanjavur accidentally severed the thumb of a newborn baby after delivery.
Previously, the Court had ordered the State to pay Rs 75,000 as interim compensation. In the final order, the HC bench fixed Rs 7,50,000 as the final compensation and asked the State to pay the balance Rs 6,75,000 to the family.
The High Court bench announced the order while considering the plea filed by the baby's father. The history of the case dates back to 2021, when the petitioner's wife gave birth to a girl child on May 25, 2021. Both the child and the mother were treated as in-patient in the Thanjavur-based government hospital.
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Newborn's Thumb Severed after delivery: HC orders Rs 7.5 lakh compensation
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