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JURISDICTION - WHERE TO FILE COMPLAINT
CONSUMER
COURTS AS PER VALUE / AREA OF CLAIM.
The Consumer
courts are 3 tiered.
1. District
Consumer Disputes Redressal Forums
At
the lowest level are the District Forums and these are established
in each District and have jurisdiction to entertain complaints where
the value of goods or services and the compensation if any, claimed
does not exceed Rs.5,00,000 (FIVE LAKHS), and a complaint can be
filed in a District Forum within the local limits of which
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the opposite party resides or
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carries on his business or works
for gain or
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where the cause of action arises.
ADDRESSES:
DELHI, MAHARASTRA AND KARNATAKA
2.
State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
The
State Consumer Disputes Redress Commission is established in each
state and these have jurisdiction to entertain complaints where
the value of goods or services and the compensation if any, claimed
exceeds Rs.5,00,000 (FIVE LAKHS) but does not exceed Rs.20,00,000
(TWENTY LAKHS).
ADDRESSES: STATEWISE
3.
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
The
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has jurisdiction
to entertain complaints where the value of the goods or services
and compensation if any claimed exceeds Rs.20,00,000 (twenty lakhs).
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