The Legal Verse

Wealth, Legacy, or Hustle: Who Really Becomes a Lawyer First? When I decided to step into the world of law, I believed — like so many others — that hard work and talent would be enough. I thought becoming a lawyer was a noble profession.  But reality hit differently.  I was wrong; this profession is for the wealthy. This is not a story from books or television shows. This is a story from the corridors of courts in Delhi and Haryana, where young lawyers walk with heavy case files — and even heavier burdens. Hard Work, Luck, and the Unequal Struggles of Young Lawyers . No college, no internship, no degree can prepare you for the raw, unfiltered reality of litigation. Law schools teach you sections, case laws, and theories. But no one teaches you how to survive the first five years when you earn almost nothing. No one warns you about the heartbreaks of seeing talent take a backseat while wealth and legacy drive the profession forward.   The First Reality: Time...

  Are You Really a Consumer Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019? When we think of the term consumer, we always think it refers to everybody who purchases something. However, in a legal sense, the concept is far more detailed. Under the Consumer Protection Act of 2019, not everyone who buys products or services is automatically protected. So, are you actually a consumer under the law? According to Section 2(7)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019: "consumer" means any person who buys any goods for a consideration which has been paid or promised or partly paid and partly promised, or under any system of deferred payment and includes any user of such goods other than the person who buys such goods for consideration paid or promised or partly paid or partly promised, or under any system of deferred payment, when such use is made with the approval of such person, However, this section does not include a person who obtains such goods for resale or for any commercial purpo...