Person who avails any banking service is 'consumer' under Consumer Protection Act: Supreme Court

A Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna ruled that the State Commission was wrong in declining to hear the case of a person on merits merely because the dispute involved the father of the person as well.
Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice AS Bopanna and Supreme Court
Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice AS Bopanna and Supreme Court

A person who avails any banking service falls within the scope of the definition of 'consumer' under the Consumer Protection Act, and can take recourse to legal remedies provided in the Act, the Supreme Court has reaffirmed [Arun Bhatiya vs HDFC Bank and ors].

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