Advocates and Consumer Protection Law : Supreme Court Clarifies Position

 Advocates and Consumer Protection Law : Supreme Court Clarifies Position

"Services hired or availed of an Advocate would be that of a contract ‘of personal service’ and would therefore stand excluded from the definition of “service” contained in the section 2(42) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. As a necessary corollary, a complaint alleging “deficiency in service” against Advocates practising Legal Profession would not be maintainable under the CP Act, 2019." [page no. 42]

Citation : Bar of Indian Lawyers v. DK Gandhi PS National Institute of Communicable Diseases [2024] GCtR 1344 (SC)

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