Dr Rinku Sengupta v The General Medical Council [2025] EWHC 123 (Admin)
Summary
Dr. Rinku Sengupta’s appeal against the General Medical Council’s (GMC) decision to indefinitely suspend her right to apply for restoration to the medical register. Dr. Sengupta’s name was erased from the register in 2010 due to dishonesty and poor performance. She made three unsuccessful restoration applications in 2015, 2018, and 2021. In 2022, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPT) suspended her right to reapply indefinitely, but this decision was quashed by a judge for procedural errors and remitted to a different tribunal.
The 2023 tribunal upheld the suspension, citing ongoing concerns about her insight into her dishonesty and clinical deficiencies.
However, the court found the tribunal’s reasoning inadequate and quashed the suspension decision, allowing Dr. Sengupta the possibility to apply for restoration again in the future.
The 2023 tribunal upheld the suspension, citing ongoing concerns about her insight into her dishonesty and clinical deficiencies.
However, the court found the tribunal’s reasoning inadequate and quashed the suspension decision, allowing Dr. Sengupta the possibility to apply for restoration again in the future.