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What is Consumer Forum and its importance?
(i) They guide a consumer in filing the cases at the consumer courts. (ii) They can also represent individual consumer at the consumer courts, if required. (iii) They create awareness among people regarding consumer rights. (iv) It works for the protection of the consumer rights.
What do u mean by consumer forum?
Consumer Court is a special purpose court in India. It primarily deals with consumer related disputes, conflicts, and grievances, striving to maintaining fair practices in contracts of sellers and protect consumer rights. The court holds judiciary hearing to ensure these goals are met.
What is Consumer Forum Brainly?
Consumer forum is that organization where administrator gives information or to a consumer for awareness regarding their constitutional rights or given rights by the COPRA. functions – ∆to guide consumer on how to file cases in the consumer court. ∆To represent the individual consumer in the consumer court.
What are the powers of consumer forum?
Consumer Forum has power to extend the filing of written statement beyond the period of 45 days as prescribed under the provisions of Section 13(2) (a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986? The Hon’ble Supreme Court in State of U.P. v.
What are the duties of a good consumer?
Consumer Responsibilities
- Be Aware. Gather all the information and facts available about a product or service, as well as, keep abreast of changes and innovations in the market.
- Beware.
- Think Independently.
- Speak Out.
- Be an Ethical Consumer.
- Complain.
- Share Experience.
- Respect the Environment.
Why do we need consumer forum?
It is a forum where a consumer may file a case against a seller in the case where the consumer feels that he has been cheated or exploited by the seller. The point of having a separate forum for consumer disputes is to ensure that such disputes are speedily resolved and make is less expensive.
How do I approach a consumer forum?
A dissatisfied consumer can file a complaint directly with the national commission or appeal against decisions of the state commission within a month from the date of the order. The court fee is Rs 5,000 and the demand draft should be in the name of The Registrar, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.
What is consumer redressal forum?
At the district level it is called District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (District Forum) . It has jurisdiction to entertain consumer complaints where the value of goods/services including compensation claimed , if any is upto Rs. 20 Lakhs.