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TGHRC Recommends Compensation to 18 Cataract Surgery Victims
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Hyderabad: The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) headed by Chairperson Dr. Justice Shameem Akther has recommended compensation of Rs.4 lakh each to 12 surviving victims and Rs.5 lakh each to the next of kin of six deceased victims.
The commission further recommended a detailed enquiry to identify the erring doctors, staff and other authorities concerned and to take appropriate action against them in accordance with the applicable regulations.
Prasad Eye Institute, statements of the victims and their family members and the submissions of Dr. Rajeev K. Reddy Pappuru, Ophthalmologist, L.V.
Accordingly, exercising powers under Section 18 of the Protection of Human Rights Act-1993, the commission recommended compensation.
It further recommended a detailed enquiry to identify the erring doctors, staff and other authorities and to take appropriate action against them in accordance with the applicable regulations.