Lawgist11Jurisdiction of the District Forum
(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the District Forum shall have jurisdiction to entertain complaints where the value of the goods or services and the compensation, if any, claimed 1[does not exceed rupees twenty lakhs.]
(2) A complaint shall be instituted in a District Forum within the local limits of whose jurisdiction,--
(a) the opposite party or each of the opposite parties, where there are more than one, at the time of the institution of the complaint, actually and voluntarily resides or 2[carries on business or] has a branch office or personally works for gain; or
(b) any of the opposite parties, where there are more than one, at the time of the institution of the complaint, actually and voluntarily resides, or 3[carries on business or has a branch office], or personally works for gain, provided that in such case either the permission of the District Forum is given, or the opposite parties who do not reside, or 4[carry on business or have a branch office], or personally work for gain, as the case may be, acquiesce in such institution; or
(c) the cause of action, wholly or in part, arises.
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1. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for "does not exceed rupees five lakhs" (w.e.f. 15-3-2003)
2. Subs. by Act 50 of 1993, s. 9, for "carries on business or" (w.e.f. 18-6-1993).
3. Subs. by s. 9, ibid., for "carries on business" (w.e.f. 18-6-1993).
4. Subs. by s. 9, ibid., for carry on business (w.e.f 18-6-1993).
- 9 Establishment of Consumer Disputes Redressal Agencies
- 10 Composition of the District Forum
- 11 Jurisdiction of the District Forum
- 12 Manner in which complaint shall be made
- 13 Procedure on admission of complaint
- 14 Finding of the District Forum
- 15 Appeal
- 16 Composition of the State Commission
- 17 Jurisdiction of the State Commission
- 17A Transfer of cases
- 17B Circuit Benches
- 18 Procedure applicable to State Commissions
- 18A [Omitted.]
- 19 Appeals
- 19A Hearing of appeal
- 20 Composition of the National Commission
- 21 Jurisdiction of the National Commission
- 22 Power and procedure applicable to the National Commission
- 22A Power to set aside ex parte orders
- 22B Transfer of cases
- 22C Circuit Benches
- 22D Vacancy in the office of the President
- 23 Appeal
- 24 Finality of orders
- 24A Limitation period
- 24B Administrative control
- 25 Enforcement of orders of the District Forum, the State Commission or the National Commission
- 26 Dismissal of frivolous or vexatious complaints
- 27 Penalties
- 27A Appeal against order passed under section 27
