An Indian-origin surgeon in the UK, who qualified as a doctor in 1988 from the Mumbai University, has won a reprieve from being barred for life from medical practice. The High Court in Manchester ruled that the 12-month suspension handed to Dr Rajesh Shah, 62, by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) for inappropriate behaviour and sexual harassment could not be extended to a lifetime ban.

In its August 2024 ruling, the MPTS had concluded that Dr Shah should be suspended for 12 months after upholding allegations of sexual misconduct. Dr Shah was accused by two female colleagues of inappropriate behaviour between 2005 and 2021, during his tenure as a consultant thoracic surgeon at Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester.