Is the verdict reflect a new twist in the era of hostile CPA in India? Mumbai: Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered R F Lambay, a practising advocate, to pay a total compensation of Rs 75,000 to Dr Prashant K Pattnaik, a urologist, for filing an unnecessary complaint against the doctor that was eventually dismissed. “We are of the view that it cannot be believed that he does not know the consequences of unnecessarily dragging a person into a litigation for years together.
Without there being any proof of facts, the complainant tried to claim a huge compensation of Rs 20 lakh,” stated the order dated July 1 and signed by P B Joshi, presiding judicial member and Shashikant A Kulkarni, judicial member. (Source: ToI). 29 July 2015 .
