Supreme Court Rules Advocates Exempt from Consumer Protection Act Liability

New Delhi, May 14, 2024: In a landmark judgment today, the Supreme Court of India ruled that Advocates and their services are excluded from the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. The judgment was passed in response to appeals, including Civil Appeal No. 6959 of 2011 and Civil Appeal No. 8214 of 2017. The case involved Pandit Dnyandev Ubale, the appellant, against Dnyaneshwar Ramhari Phople, the respondent, and A.…