Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum
CDRF is also known as the consumer court. It has a legal
backing and enjoys the powers of a civil court in many respects. They can
punish the party if it does not obey the given orders. It has 37 sections in
the consumer quotation act of which only 3-4 sections are applicable to a
consumer e.g. who is a consumer, the jurisdiction of the particular court,
definition goods and service and the deficiency of goods and services. The
lowest court of appeal is the District Forum then the state commission followed
by the National Commission. At the top is the Supreme Court.
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The
District Forum judge is the Forums president and is a retired district judge.
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The
state commission judge is a retired court judge and the one at the National
Commission is a retired Supreme Court Judge.
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The
District Forum handles disputes of monetary value up to Rs. 5 lakhs.
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The
state commission handles cases with a monetary value above 5 lakhs and below 20
lakhs.
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The
National Commission handles cases above Rs. 20 lakhs.
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