Overview
- The Telangana State Human Rights Commission, chaired by Justice Shameem Akther, held the government vicariously liable in H.R.C. No. 2355 of 2018.
- Investigators concluded an ileal perforation during tubectomy went unnoticed, leading to septic peritonitis and cardio-pulmonary arrest.
- The panel deemed an earlier Rs 2 lakh payment inadequate and recommended an additional Rs 8 lakh for the family.
- It urged provision of suitable government employment to the speech-impaired husband to support the couple’s two minor children.
- The case stems from a 2017 surgery at a Wanaparthy community health centre with referrals to district and Osmania hospitals, with the complaint alleging an ASHA arranged the procedure without family consent, and the Commission has sought a compliance report from the state within a month.