Amit Kumar (Advocate) 27 April 2010

Consumer Court Accountable to ?

To whom Consumer Court Presiding Members are acoc*ntable.... High Court or State/National Commission ?

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R.M.Bhaduri (Lawyer) 27 April 2010

As per the Act the presiding members of consumer courts should be accountable to the State Forum, but that does not cease the power of High Court which has inherent jurisdiction over all the Courts/ Tribunals in the State in which it exist, the reason is that against the order of consumer court appeal/revision lies both in the state forum & High Court