Hyderabad, Jan. 9 -- The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) has ordered a Rs 8 lakh in compensation for the husband and family of a woman who died after a botched tubectomy procedure in a government hospital.

M Lalitha had undergone a tubectomy through the Family Planning Indemnity Scheme at a free medical camp at the Government Community Health Centre in Wanaparthy district. The TGHRC said the state government is "vicariously liable" for medical negligence, which led to the death of the deceased.

In an order released on January 6, the TGHRC, headed by Dr Justice Shameem Akther, stated that the ileal perforation during the surgery and the delay in detecting the issue had caused an abdominal infection and a cardiopulmonary arrest....