Consumer Protection Act,1986

Act No : 68

---

Section : Jurisdiction of the State Commission.

17. Jurisdiction of the State Commission. Subject to the other
provisions of this Act, the State Commission shall have jurisdiction--

(a) to entertain--

(i) complaints where the value of the goods or services
and compensation, if any, claimed exceeds rupees 6*[five
lakhs but does not exceed rupees twenty lakhs]; and

(ii) appeals against the orders of any District Forum
within the State; and

(b) to call for the records and pass appropriate orders in
any consumer dispute which is pending before or has been decided
by any District Forum within the State, where it appears to the
State Commission that such District Forum has exercised a
jurisdiction not vested in it by law, or has failed to exercise a
jurisdiction so vested or has acted in exercise of its
jurisdiction illegally or with material irregularity.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Ins by Act 50 of 1993, s. 12 (w.e.f. 18-6-1993).
2 Subs. by Act 34 of 1991, S. 2 (w.e.f. 15-6-1991).
3 Ins. by Act 50 of 1993, s. 13 (w.e.f. 18-6-1993).
4 Subs. by s. 13, ibid (w.e.f. 18-6-1993).
5 Certain words omitted by s. 13, ibid (w.e.f. 18-6-1993).
6 Subs. by s. 14, ibid (w.e.f. 18-6-1993).

1333

---

Read All Comments

Comments

Quick Links

• Recent Comments
• Recent Citations
• Bare Acts Alphabetically