Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, ‘injury’ means any harm illegally caused to ________ in body, mind or property.
Which word or words fill the blank?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → any person
Option (1) the buyer of the goods — Incorrect. The meaning is wider than the buyer. Harm caused to anyone else in body, mind or property is also an injury.
Option (2) the consumer — Incorrect. The word consumer comes in other terms, such as deficiency, which causes “loss or injury to the consumer”. Injury itself is not limited to consumers.
Option (3) the complainant — Incorrect. A complainant is the person or body that files a complaint. Injury is about the person who is harmed, whether or not he complains.
Option (4) any person — Correct. Injury is any harm illegally caused to any person in body, mind or property. So the person harmed need not be the buyer. A guest hurt by a faulty heater in a friend’s house also suffers an injury.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Terms & Definitions … 6. Defect: Any fault, imperfection, shortcoming or inadequacy in quality, nature and manner of performance in relation to goods or a product. |