PIL in Consumer Forum

PIL can be filed only under Article 226 and 32 of Indian constitution and these said provision s only relate to High Courts and Supreme Court.  Consumer court has no right to entertain PILs.  You can approach High Court of your state under 226.

 PIL  cannot be filed in consumer forum.

consumer forum is not a body to entertain PIL.

try to understand the purpose of PIL....moreover there were no specific provisions for PIL in the constitution of India, this term was coined by the Hon'ble SC of India in 80s.

and mind it if u ve anything to assail by way of PIL then it must involve Public Interest.

my PIL not accepted by supremecourt of insia evn my case dairy no 20424/2009 which involves delbrate attempt for smashing humna rights as per artcicle 39(d) is not placed correct track

pl hekm i rewqyset each and everybody in this as I am trying for justice since 1981

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The meaning of a 'person' in CPA includes, (i) a firm, (ii) a HUF, (iii)a Coop.Society and (iv) association of persons. I will therefore suggest you to form an association of persons (tlecome service users) and file a Complaint with district consumer forum as a consumer body for common grievances against the telecome company. Ofourse, as all the learned frineds have already opnined, PIL will not be entrained in Consumer Courts. Regards-Mr.Boda.

I would like to also add that "complainant" under CPA also include s one or more consumers, where there are numerous consumers having same interest who or which make complaint.- Regards-Mr.Boda.

I think PIL can be filed under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

If we read sections 2, 12 and 14 of the Act, it can be inferred that there is no bar in filing a complaint for the benefit of a persons who are not complainants or in public interest.

With Supreme Court passing orders that all complaints on telecom will have to be handled by orbitrator mployed by Government, consumers can no longer file any complaint in consumer forums.against BSNL etc. This will pave way for consumer forums from rejecting complaints against cetralised banks and government organistions like railways and airlines that have special orbitration provision. Here after it appears juristriction of consumer forum will be very limited and as befor only civil courts will become places to approach.

R.Thyagarajan

Yes Thyagarajan you are right that the scope of jurisdiction of the Consumer Fora has been restricted by the Supreme Court regarding matters of telecom department. However, vide the Judgment, the jurisdiction has also not been conferred on the civil court. But it has authorised only arbitrators under section 7-B of the Telegraph Act to adjudicate such matters.

 P I L  CAN N'OT  BE  FILED   IN  THE   CONSUMER  FORUM.  ONLY   IT  CAN   BE  FILED  IN THE   SUPREME  COURT  &   HIGH  COURT    UNDER  ARTICLE   32  &  226   RESPECTIVELY.

If in a case a point is raised before a cosumer forum that can be applaied by many  having the same inerest that will go as a PIL without any one specificaly saying it is PIL.

That is what is happened in cases of BSNL etc. When BSNL moved suprem court  that consumer forums should be barred from hearing cases pertaining to it. the decision of SC went in aid of other institutions in telecom like mobiles etc.

Also a decision taken by a National Consumer Forum can be quoted as a precedent applicable for new cases of similar nature.

Thus PIL petiotion does not necesarily carry the literal maning in consumer forums