Financial assistance arrears paid to Sattur woman, State tells HC
The Tamil Nadu government has resumed paying financial assistance to a woman who contracted HIV from a blood transfusion at a government hospital in 2018. The Madras High Court disposed of the case after confirming the state's compliance with compensation orders.
Why it matters
This case underscores the role of the judiciary in holding state health systems accountable for medical negligence and ensuring victim welfare.
The State government on Wednesday informed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that financial assistance arrears to a woman, who was transfused with HIV-infected blood at Sattur Government Hospital in December, 2018, had been paid.
A Division Bench of Justices C.V. Karthikeyan and R. Sakthivel had directed the government to pay the arrears to the woman, and file a report. The court was hearing a batch of public interest litigation petitions that had sought a direction to the government to provide adequate compensation to the woman.
Earlier, the court had directed the State to pay a compensation of ₹25 lakh and provide her a government job. Subsequently, the court had directed the State to provide a monthly assistance of ₹7,500 to the woman taking into account the fact that she had to spend at least ₹250 to ₹300 on nutrition per day.
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