About National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission:
- It is a quasi-judicial commission set up in 1988 under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986.
- Mandate: To provide inexpensive, speedy, and summary redressal of consumer disputes.
- The Commission is headed by a sitting or a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India or a sitting or a retired Chief Justice of High Court.
- Jurisdiction: It shall have jurisdiction to entertain a complaint valued more than two crore and also have appellate and revisional jurisdiction from the orders of State Commissions or the District fora as the case may be.
- The provisions of this act cover ‘goods’ as well as ‘services’.
- Appeal: Any person aggrieved by an order of NCDRC, may prefer an appeal against such an order to SC within a period of 30 days.
- Its head office is located in New Delhi.
- A complaint may be filed by the following:
- A consumer
- Any voluntary consumer association registered under the Companies Act 1956
- The Central Government or any State Government
- One or more consumers where there are numerous consumers.
