Deo Kumar Singh vs C.B.P. Sinha

The Supreme Court modified the compensation awarded by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission under the Consumer Protection Act, holding that the respondent's negligence in analyzing blood led to the appellant's wife suffering two abortions. The Court found the earlier compensation of Rupees twenty five thousand inadequate and increased it to Rupees one lakh with interest at 9% per annum. The Court directed the respondent to pay the revised compensation within four months.