Ludhiana, March 21 -- The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission penalised a private diagnostic centre over an incorrect kidney stone diagnosis and ordered it to pay Rs.1 lakh as compensation to a city resident currently studying in Canada.

The complaint was filed by one Madhav Arora, who visited India in November 2020 for his sister's wedding.

According to the complainant, he had a history of kidney stones and sought a precautionary ultrasound from 'Dr Munjal's Diagnostic Centre', located at Mohalla Kot Alamgir, on December 16, 2020.

He got a report stating he had multiple stones in both his kidneys, the complaint said.

He said that he consulted RG Stone and Super Speciality Hospital the next day, which confirmed the diagnos...