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SC: Cannot Make Advocates Liable for Deficiency of Service Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - (14 May 2024)

CONSUMER

SC has held that advocates cannot be made liable for deficiency of service under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 as re-enacted in 2019 and observed that there is nothing in the Act to suggest that legislature ever intended to include professions or professionals within its purview.

Tags : SUPREME COURT   DEFICIENCY OF SERVICE   CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT   1986  

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