Bar Of Indian Lawyers vs DK Gandhi - Consumer Protection Act - Reference
Consumer Protection Act - In Bar Of Indian Lawyers vs DK Gandhi, two judges bench doubted the correctness of the judgment in Indian Medical Association Vs. V.P. Shantha” (1995) 6 SCC 651 - Whether a ‘profession’ could be treated as ‘business’ or ‘trade’ and, therefore, covered within the ambit of the definition under Section 2(42) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019? - 3 Judges Bench answered the reference as follows: The question as to whether the other professionals, excluding the legal professionals could be covered by the Consumer Protection Act, can be considered in an appropriate case, having a factual foundation for deciding the same.
Consumer Complaint Can Be Filed Against Doctors, But Not Against Advocates: Supreme Court Refuses To Resolve This Dichotomy
In Bar Of Indian Lawyers vs D.K. Gandhi PS National Institute Of Communicable Diseases 2024 INSC 410, the Supreme Court held that a complaint alleging “deficiency in service” against Advocates prac…
