Consumer Protection Act, 1986 & 2019 – Complaint against Advocate alleging deficiency in legal service – Complaint before District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dismissed – Appeal before State Commission and Revision before National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission also dismissed – Writ Petition filed challenging the said orders – Held, services rendered by an Advocate in the course of legal profession are rendered under a contract of personal service and stand excluded from the definition of "service" under Section 2(42) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 – complaint alleging deficiency in legal service against an Advocate is not maintainable under the Consumer Protection Act – the law declared by the Supreme Court in Bar of Indian Lawyers v. D.K. Gandhi PS National Institute of Communicable Diseases, (2024) 8 SCC 430, squarely applies – no interference warranted with the orders of the Consumer Fora – Writ Petition dismissed. (2026: APHC: 24761).

 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 & 2019 – Complaint against Advocate alleging deficiency in legal service – Complaint before District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dismissed – Appeal before State Commission and Revision before National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission also dismissed – Writ Petition filed challenging the said orders – Held, services rendered by an Advocate in the course of legal profession are rendered under a contract of personal service and stand excluded from the definition of "service" under Section 2(42) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 – complaint alleging deficiency in legal service against an Advocate is not maintainable under the Consumer Protection Act – the law declared by the Supreme Court in Bar of Indian Lawyers v. D.K. Gandhi PS National Institute of Communicable Diseases, (2024) 8 SCC 430, squarely applies – no interference warranted with the orders of the Consumer Fora – Writ Petition dismissed. (2026: APHC: 24761).