CPA 2019 Section 85: Liability of product service provider
Consumer Protection Act, 2019 · Chapter 6: PRODUCT LIABILITY
¶85. Liability of product service provider.—A product service provider shall be liable in a product liability action, if—
(a) the service provided by him was faulty or imperfect or deficient or inadequate in quality, nature or manner of performance which is required to be provided by or under any law for the time being in force, or pursuant to any contract or otherwise; or
(b) there was an act of omission or commission or negligence or conscious withholding any information which caused harm; or
(c) the service provider did not issue adequate instructions or warnings to prevent any harm; or
(d) the service did not conform to express warranty or the terms and conditions of the contract.
Study: explanations and related material
Official reference: India Code, Government of India — edition as on 1 September 2026 — source review: 2 October 2026.Recorded edition / snapshot date: 2026-09-01.Banaka reference transcription, not an official or certified edition. Amendment brackets are retained; footnotes and superscript references are excluded. Consult the government PDF for authoritative wording and amendment notes. This Act is not a consolidation of subordinate rules: the 2021 jurisdiction rules prescribe different ordinary complaint thresholds from the printed Act figures in sections 34, 47 and 58. Hindi guides are original explanations, not statutory translations. The notified 2026 e-commerce amendments commence on 1 January 2027, not on notification.
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