Mohali, Aug. 1 -- The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has dismissed a cross-appeal filed by Max Super Specialty Hospital in Mohali and cardiologist Dr Sudheer Saxena, upholding a 2017 Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission order that held the doctor guilty of medical negligence and the hospital vicariously liable. It also declined to enhance the compensation of Rs.32.94 lakh.

The case relates to the treatment of Pooja Gupta's husband, Rishi Gupta, who was admitted to the hospital on September 17, 2013, with prolonged chest pain. He had earlier undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery. According to the complaint, Dr Saxena advised implantation of a biventricular pacemaker, with the treatment pack...