Supreme Court Continues Debate on Lawyers' Inclusion under Consumer Protection Act
In an ongoing legal battle, the Supreme Court is deliberating whether legal practitioners should be brought under the Consumer Protection Act. Senior advocate Narendra Hooda, representing various bar bodies, argued before a bench of justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal that lawyers cannot solicit or advertise their services, unlike doctors and hospitals. Hooda emphasized that a lawyer's primary duty is towards the court, not the client, differentiating their role…
