Surgeon removed healthy kidney instead of diseased one: NCDRC awards ₹2 crore compensation to family
- Posted on May 22, 2026
- By The Times of India
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Surgeon removed healthy kidney instead of diseased one: NCDRC awards ₹2 crore compensation to family
NEW DELHI: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held a surgeon guilty of gross medical negligence for removing a patient's healthy left kidney instead of her diseased right kidney, an error that ultimately cost the patient her life. In its order dated May 18, a bench of President AP Sahi and Member Bharatkumar Pandya awarded the family ₹2 crore in total compensation in Veer Singh & Ors.
