Dehradun: The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Dehradun, recently exonerated a hospital and a doctor from charges of medical negligence for a failed sterilization surgery .

Although the complainant claimed that due to medical negligence during the sterilisation surgery, she conceived and gave birth to another child, the State Consumer Court noted that, as per medical literature, there are chances of failure of sterilisation and recanalisation could take place due to natural causes.

Accordingly, the State Commission set aside the order of the District Consumer Court, Haridwar, which had directed the treating hospital, doctor and the insurance company to pay Rs 13 lakh compensation to the complainant.

The complainant filed a consumer complaint and the treating hospital,

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