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Amended consumer protection rules

By Our Staff Reporter

VELLORE, APRIL 9. The Consumers Protection Council (CPC), Vellore, a non-governmental organisation, has issued the recently-amended Consumer Protection rules, 1987, in the interests of the consumer public and consumer litigants:

"Subsequent to the passing of the Consumer Protection Rules, 1987 and the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act 2002, the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs), New Delhi, has issued a notification dated March 5, 2004, informing about further amendments made to the Consumer Protection Rules by the Central Government. As per the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, consumers filing petitions or preferring appeals before the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum were not charged any court fee.

"But, as per Rule 9 A of the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Rules 2004, every complaint filed under sub-section (1) of section 12 with the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum shall be accompanied by a fee as specified in the table given under the rule in the form of a demand draft drawn on a nationalised bank, or through a crossed Indian Postal Order drawn in favour of the Registrar of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, and payable at the respective place where the Commission is located. The District Forum shall deposit the amount of fee so received in the State Government Receipt Account.

"As per the Table under the amended rules, the petitioner has to pay Rs.100 for a claim of up to Rs. one lakh, Rs. 200 for claims of above Rs. one lakh but less than Rs. five lakhs, Rs. 400 for claims above Rs. five lakhs but less than Rs.10 lakhs, and Rs. 500 for claims above Rs.10 lakhs but not exceeding Rs. 20 lakhs. As per the amended Rule 14 A, the appeal filed before the National Commission shall be accompanied by a crossed demand draft towards fee drawn on a nationalised bank in favour of Registrar, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, payable at Delhi.

``In the amended rule 15 (3), it is directed that the certified copy of the order of the State Commission with the Memorandum of Appeal shall be accompanied by a demand draft as referred to in rule 14 A.

``The amended rule 15 A, relating to appeal to the Supreme Court of India against the decision of the National Commission, the certified copy of the order of the Commission along with memorandum of appeal, shall be accompanied by an amount towards fee in the form of a crossed demand draft on a nationalised bank in favour of Registrar, Supreme Court of India, payable at Delhi."

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