Consumer Protection Act |Supreme Court To Examine If Legal Heirs Can Be Held Liable After Death Of Person Found To Be Negligent

The Supreme Court recently appointed Senior Advocate Raghenth Basant as the amicus curiae to address the issue of whether, for the negligence by a person, the estate of such person should be held liable for compensation through legal heirs. A bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Atul S Chandurkar was hearing a special leave petition filed by a consumer, who alleged negligence by...