The Hyderabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II has ordered the managing director of Fernandez Hospital in Hyderabad and alleged three doctors to pay a woman Rs. 60 lakh for medical negligence as well as Rs 20,000 in legal costs.

In a petition filed jointly against the hospital, Mrs. Peddagalla Shireesha and her husband Mr. Madgula Sudharshan accused the hospital′s three doctors—Dr. Geeta Kolar, senior consultant obstetrician, Dr. Subhashini, consultant obstetrician, and Dr. Veena, duty doctor—of medical negligence and demanded damages. According to the complaint, after examining the patient, Dr. Geeta Kolar ruled that Mrs. Shireesha was healthy to have a normal delivery even if the first delivery had been via cesarean section. 

On February 14, 2019, when labor pains began, Shireesha was admitted to the hospital-based on medical advice. The prolonged period during the procedure for normal delivery by the duty doctors caused severe damage to the health of the complainant′s second child. When questioned, the administration of Fernandez hospital claimed that neither the doctors nor the hospital was negligent in performing their duties, and therefore, they were not liable to pay any damages.