India, March 14 -- A Delhi court has dismissed a civil suit by a man seeking compensation from a lawyer for alleged misrepresentation, observing that dissatisfaction with legal strategy does not amount to a client's mental harassment.

The judgment, delivered by senior civil judge Anuradha Jindal of the Saket Court on March 7, stated, "Legal representation inherently involves strategic decision-making, and an advocate's approach may not always align with the expectations of a client. Such differences do not amount to harassment or mental agony in the legal sense."

The court added that the complainant could have hired another lawyer instead of belatedly alleging harassment.

The ruling bolsters a 2021 Supreme Court observation noting a gr...