Consumer Protection Act,1986

Act No : 68

---

Section : Jurisdiction of the District Forum.

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 an
business or has a branch office or] personally words 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.

---

Read All Comments

Comments

Quick Links

• Recent Comments
• Recent Citations
• Bare Acts Alphabetically