Procedure for Filing the Appeal
Procedure for filing the appeal :-- Appeal against the decision of a District Forum can be filed before the State Commission within a period of thirty days. Appeal against the decision of a State Commission can be filed before the National Commission within thirty days. Appeal against the orders of the National Commission can be filed before the Supreme Court within a period of thirty days.
· There is no fee for filing appeal before the State Commission or the National Commission.
· Procedure for filing the appeal is the same as that of complaint, except the application should be accompanied by the orders of the District/State Commission as the case may be and grounds for filing
the appeal should be specified.
Speedy Disposal
The thrust of the Act is to provide simple, speedy and inexpensive redressal to consumers’ grievances. To ensure speedy disposal of consumers’ grievances, the following provisions have been incorporated in the Act and the rules farmed thereunder:-· It is obligatory on the complainant or appellant or their authorized agents and the opposite parties to appear before the Forum/Commission on the date of hearing or any other date to which hearing could be adjourned.
· The National Commission, State Commission and District Forums are required to decide complaints, as far as possible, within a period of three months from the date of notice received by the opposite party where complaint does not require analysis or testing of the commodities and within five months if it requires analysis or testing of commodities.
· The National Commission and State Commissions are required to decide the appeal as far as possible, within 90 days from the first date of hearing.
Procedure for filing the appeal :-- Appeal against the decision of a District Forum can be filed before the State Commission within a period of thirty days. Appeal against the decision of a State Commission can be filed before the National Commission within thirty days. Appeal against the orders of the National Commission can be filed before the Supreme Court within a period of thirty days.
· There is no fee for filing appeal before the State Commission or the National Commission.
· Procedure for filing the appeal is the same as that of complaint, except the application should be accompanied by the orders of the District/State Commission as the case may be and grounds for filing
the appeal should be specified.
Speedy Disposal
The thrust of the Act is to provide simple, speedy and inexpensive redressal to consumers’ grievances. To ensure speedy disposal of consumers’ grievances, the following provisions have been incorporated in the Act and the rules farmed thereunder:-· It is obligatory on the complainant or appellant or their authorized agents and the opposite parties to appear before the Forum/Commission on the date of hearing or any other date to which hearing could be adjourned.
· The National Commission, State Commission and District Forums are required to decide complaints, as far as possible, within a period of three months from the date of notice received by the opposite party where complaint does not require analysis or testing of the commodities and within five months if it requires analysis or testing of commodities.
· The National Commission and State Commissions are required to decide the appeal as far as possible, within 90 days from the first date of hearing.
Procedure for Filing the Appeal under Consumer Protection Act
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