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Rights of Consumers
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2. Consumer Awareness:
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Comparative Study
2 Monetary It can entertain the It can entertain the cases It can entertain the
Jurisdiction cases where the value where the value of cases where the value
of goods/services and goods/services and the of goods/services and
the compensation compensation claimed is the compensation
claimed is less than more than rupees twenty claimed is more than
rupees twenty lakhs lakhs and less than rupees one crore
rupees one crore
4 Nature of Only original cases It can entertain original It can entertain original
Complaints can be entertained cases and also appeals cases and also
which are within the against the order of appeals against the
local limits of a district District Forum within the order of State
geographical limits of the Commission.
state
5 Members Other than presidents Other than president it Other than president it
it has minimum two has minimum two has minimum four
members members members.
TERRITORIAL
JURISDICTION Where seller has office Where complainant resides or works
Section 49(2) and 59(2) of the new act gives power to the
State Commission and NCDRC respectively to declare any
UNFAIR TERMS AND terms of contract, which is unfair to any consumer, to be
CONDITIONS No such provision null and void
COMPOSITION OF
STATE COMMISSION President and 2 other members President and 4 other members