Patient Dies After Healthy Kidney Removed; NCDRC Orders Rs 2 Crore Compensation
Written By : Anshika Mishra
Published On 2026-05-25 11:57 GMT | Update On 2026-05-25 11:57 GMT
Holding a surgeon, who removed a healthy kidney of a patient, guilty of gross medical negligence, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed him to pay Rs 2 crore compensation.
The Apex Consumer Court bench of President AP Sahi and Member Bharatkumar Pandey awarded the patient's family compensation after noting that the treating surgeon removed the healthy left kidney instead of the diseased right kidney. This ultimately resulted in the woman's death.
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