A gynaecologist here has been ordered by Delhi State Consumer Commission to pay Rs 5.1 lakh compensation for negligently terminating a 13-week-old pregnancy of a woman and making her suffer prolonged illness.
The commission asked Dr R R Rana to pay damages to the woman saying he terminated the pregnancy, older than 12 weeks negligently in his private nursing home without having any concurrence from two other doctors, violating the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.
—PTI