Madras HC directs govt to pay Rs 6.75 lakh to baby whose thumb severed by nurse
Justice S Srimathy gave the ruling on a petition filed by the baby's father Ganesan.
Ganesan stated that his wife delivered a girl child at Government Raja Mirasdar Medical College Hospital in Thanjavur on May 25, 2021. Two weeks later, a staff nurse, Sheela, who was on duty, who tried to remove remove the venflon from the baby's left hand using a pair of scissors, severed her thumb due to negligence.
Subsequently, Ganesan filed a mandamus petition before the court seeking fair compensation and the passed an interim order granting compensation of Rs 75,000.
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