Consumer Protection Act : Limitation period. Indian Bare Acts :

Consumer Protection Act,1986

Act No : 68

Section : Limitation period.

1*[24A. Limitation period. (1) The District Forum, the State
Commission or the National Commission shall not admit a complaint
unless it is filed within two years from the date on which the cause
of action has arisen.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a
complaint may be entertained after the period specified in sub-section
(1), if the complainant satisfies the District Forum, the State Comm-
ission or the National Commission, as the case may be, that he had
sufficient cause for not filing the complaint as this such period:

Provided that no such complaint shall be entertained unless the
National Commission, the State Commission or the District Forum, as
the case may be, records its reasons for condoning such delay.