STATE OF HARYANA . vs MEENA RANI — C.A. No. 1969/2006

Case Summary: State of Haryana v. Meena Rani (C.A. No. 1969/2006) Meena Rani sued the State of Haryana for Rs. 8 lakhs after conceiving and delivering a child despite undergoing sterilization at a government dispensary. The trial court dismissed her suit, but the first appellate court decreed Rs. 1,05,000 in her favor, which the High Court affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed this judgment on April 10, 2006, holding that compensation for failed sterilization is only recoverable if doctor negligence is proven; since Meena Rani failed to establish the doctor's negligence, her suit was dismissed. The Court directed that amounts already paid shall not be recovered. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.