Chapter 37 Consumer Commissions

63. Which Act governs the establishment of Consumer Commissions in India, and which older Act did it replace?

64. What is the three-tier consumer dispute redressal machinery established by the Consumer Protection Act, 2019?

65. What are the common names for the three tiers of consumer dispute redressal commissions?

66. What type of bodies are these consumer commissions?

67. What are consumer commissions also popularly known as?

68. Who establishes the District Commission, and how many can be established in a district?

69. Who establishes the State Commission, and where does it ordinarily function?

70. How does the state government establish regional branches of the State Commission?

71. Who establishes the National Commission, and where does it ordinarily function?

72. How does the central government establish regional branches of the National Commission?

73. How many District Commissions and State Commissions are there currently, with which body at the apex?

74. When was the National Commission constituted?

75. What is the composition of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission?

76. What is the prescribed number of members for the National Commission as of 2020, and what is the gender requirement?

77. Who determines the qualifications, appointment, salaries, allowances, resignation, removal, and other conditions of service for the President and members of the National Commission?

78. Who appoints the President and members of the National Commission, and based on whose recommendations?

79. What is the age eligibility criterion for appointment as a President or member of the National Commission?

80. What is the term of office for the President and members of the National Commission?

81. Can the salary, allowances, or other terms and conditions of service of the President or any other member of the National Commission be varied to their disadvantage after appointment?

82. What are the three types of jurisdiction held by the National Commission?

83. What is the pecuniary jurisdiction of the National Commission for entertaining complaints?

84. What was the pecuniary limit for the National Commission as reduced to in 2021?

85. What is the appellate jurisdiction of the National Commission?

86. What is the time limit for filing an appeal to the National Commission against a State Commission order?

87. Can the National Commission entertain an appeal filed after the expiry of 30 days?

88. What other appeals does the National Commission have jurisdiction over?

89. What is the time limit for filing an appeal to the National Commission against a CCPA order?

90. What is the revisional jurisdiction of the National Commission?

91. What is one of the other powers of the National Commission regarding terms of contract?

92. Does the National Commission have the power to review its own orders?

93. How can the National Commission review its own orders?

94. What can an aggrieved party do if an order is passed ex-parte by the National Commission?

95. Can the National Commission transfer complaints between District or State Commissions?

96. How can the National Commission transfer complaints between District or State Commissions?

97. Where do appeals against the order of the National Commission lie?

98. What is the time limit for filing an appeal to the Supreme Court against a National Commission order?

99. Can the Supreme Court entertain an appeal filed after the expiry of 30 days against a National Commission order?

100. What kind of administrative control does the National Commission have over State Commissions?

101. What does the National Commission monitor regarding State Commissions?

102. What action does the National Commission take regarding allegations against the President and members of a State Commission?

103. What instructions can the National Commission issue to State Commissions?

104. How does the National Commission oversee the functioning of State and District Commissions?

105. What is the composition of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission?

106. Who makes rules for the qualifications, appointment, term of office, resignation, and removal of the President and members of the State Commission?

107. Who makes rules for the salaries, allowances, and other terms and conditions of service of the President and members of the State Commission?

108. What are the three types of jurisdiction held by the State Commission?

109. What is the pecuniary jurisdiction of the State Commission for entertaining complaints?

110. What was the pecuniary limit for the State Commission as reduced to in 2021?

111. What is the appellate jurisdiction of the State Commission?

112. What is the time limit for filing an appeal to the State Commission against a District Commission order?

113. Can the State Commission entertain an appeal filed after the expiry of 45 days?

114. What is the revisional jurisdiction of the State Commission?

115. What is one of the other powers of the State Commission regarding terms of contract?

116. Does the State Commission have the power to review its own orders?

117. How can the State Commission review its own orders?

118. Can the State Commission transfer complaints between District Commissions?

119. How can the State Commission transfer complaints between District Commissions?

120. What kind of administrative control does the State Commission have over District Commissions?

121. What is the composition of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission?

122. Who makes rules for the qualifications, appointment, term of office, resignation, and removal of the President and members of the District Commission?

123. Who makes rules for the salaries, allowances, and other terms and conditions of service of the President and members of the District Commission?

124. What happens if there is a vacancy in the office of the President or member of a District Commission?

125. What is the pecuniary jurisdiction of the District Commission for entertaining complaints?

126. What was the pecuniary limit for the District Commission as reduced to in 2021?

127. Where does the District Commission ordinarily function?

128. Can the District Commission perform its functions at other places?

129. Does the District Commission have the power to review its own orders?

130. How can the District Commission review its own orders?

131. What was the pecuniary jurisdiction of the District Commission under the 1986 Act, 2019 Act, and 2021 Rules?

132. What was the pecuniary jurisdiction of the State Commission under the 1986 Act, 2019 Act, and 2021 Rules?

133. What was the pecuniary jurisdiction of the National Commission under the 1986 Act, 2019 Act, and 2021 Rules?