National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC)

Oct. 17, 2022

In the past three and-half months, consumer commissions across the country have disposed of 68,587 cases, bringing down pendency by nearly 11%.

About:

Status: It is a quasi-judicial commission.
Origin: It was set up in 1988 under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986.
Head Office: New Delhi.
Governance: It is headed by a sitting or retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Powers: Under Section 21 of Consumer Protection Act, 1986, NCDRC will have jurisdiction to entertain a complaint valued more than one crore.
Appeal: Any person aggrieved by an order of NCDRC, may Appeal against such order to Supreme Court of India within a period of 30 days.

Source : Times of India

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