Consumer court jurisdiction
SUSHIL KUMAR
(Querist) 17 February 2014
This query is : Resolved
Any organisation who have registered office at Jaipur and unregistered branch is there in Delhi can any body file case in Delhi consumer court
ajay sethi
(Expert) 17 February 2014
what part of cause of action has arisen in delhi
R.K Nanda
(Expert) 17 February 2014
best is to file case at jaipur.
SUSHIL KUMAR
(Querist) 17 February 2014
Registered office is at Jaipur,but the payment and all the crosspodence is done at Vasant Kunj Delhi office which is unregistered.
R.K Nanda
(Expert) 17 February 2014
IF U FILE CASE AT DELHI THEN OP AT THE OUTSET WILL RAISE JURISDICTION ISSUE AND FIRST COURT WILL DECIDE IT AND THEN CASE WILL BE PROCEEDED FURTHER AND WILL BE WASTAGE OF TIME FOR YOU. CHOICE IS URS.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 17 February 2014
It would be better to file case at Jaipur.
Advocate Bhartesh goyal
(Expert) 18 February 2014
Sec 11 of Consumer Protection Act
11. Jurisdiction 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 five 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 1[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 1[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 1[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.
