Hi
i filed a consumer complaint in a district consumer forum and i am appearing in person. In response to my complaint the counsel for opposite parties filed their counter. There after the forum asked both of us to file chief affidavit. Today when i tried to file chief affidavit before the forum, the same was not accepted by the forum. i was told by the forum that i need to serve a notice to the counsel for opposite parties and a proof for the same should be filed along with the chief affidavit. Also the Hon'ble president of the forum told me that a notice should be served to counsel for opposite parties before filing any document before the forum. i was under the impression that it is recommended to serve a notice to opposite parties before filing initial complaint in the consumer forum. But i wasn't aware that the complainant has to serve notice to opposite parties for each and every document that he files before the forum. i tried searching for a clause in consumer protection act that talks about this serving notice. But i couldn't find one.
Appreciate if someone over here shed some light on the above and help me.
thanks
rajesh