The national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) has upheld the Rajasthan state consumer commission’s finding of medical negligence against Udaipur-based Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital and its ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist Dr AK Gupta, in a case involving a botched nasal surgery that left a 16-year-old girl with brain injuries. However, while agreeing that the doctor and hospital failed in their duty of care, the commission reduced the overall compensation awarded by the state commission, holding that it was 'excessive and unsupported by evidence'. In an order last week, the NCDRC bench of justice AP Sahi (president) and Bharatkumar Pandya (member) says, "...we partly modify the directions in the state commission’s order. The total joint liability of Dr Gu

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