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NMC junked negligence complaints without seeking legal opinion: RTIs

Source: , Posted On:   17 August 2025

The failure to seek a legal opinion to understand the rules of appeal has led to the National Medical Commission (NMC) rejecting patients’ complaints of medical negligence and misconduct against doctors.

If the NMC, that regulates medical education, medical professionals, institutes, and research, had sought legal opinion, as many as 162 patients’ complaints against doctors about medical negligence would not have been rejected.

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