Litigation Rules

Ans: The part 6 of Indian Constitution mentions about The States and in part 6, there is a chapter 5 which mentions about the High Courts in the states.  The chapter 5 of part 6, the articles 214 to 231 mentions about the High Court. 

Ans: In Indian constitution,  there were 395 articles, 8 schedules and 22 parts at the time of enactment. But recently,  there are 25 parts, 12 scedules and 448 Articles in Indian Constitution.   The part 5 of Indian Constitution is ' The Union' and in part-5 , there is a chapter 4 which is union judiciary in which Supreme Court is mentioned. Chapter 4 comprises of Articles 124 to Article 147 which mentions about Supreme Court. 

Ans:  The pecuniary jurisdiction of the Commissions– this Bill proposes to change the pecuniary jurisdiction of the commissions to Rs 1 crore for District Forum; between Rs 1 crore and 10 crores for State Commission; and above Rs 10 crores for National Commission. Penalties– the Bill proposes a change in the penalty i.e. imprisonment up to three years or fine not less than Rs 25,000 which can be extended to Rs one lakh or both.

Ans: Filing of a complaint– the complainant can file a case against the trader or the service provider only within two years from the date on which the cause of action arose. The forum may entertain the case in case of delay only if the complainant gives sufficient cause. Appeal to the State Commission– according to sec-15 of the act an appeal can be filed to the State Commission by any person who is aggrieved by an order passed by the District Forum within a period of thirty days from the date of an order, in a form and manner prescribed under the act. If an appeal is filed after the expiry of the period of limitation the State Commission has the discretion to entertain that appeal if the complainant shows sufficient cause for not filing an appeal within the limitation period.    Appeal to the National Commission– according to sec-19 of the act an appeal can be filed to the National Commission by a person aggrieved by the order passed by the State Commission within 30 days fr...

Furthermore, the complainant needs to pay the prescribed court fees according to the pecuniary value of his case. Following are the fee details of the court fees: For District forums Up to Rs 1 lakh: Rs 100 Between Rs 1-5 lakh:  Rs 200 Between Rs 5-10 lakh: Rs 400 Above Rs 10 lakh and up to Rs 20 lakh: Rs 500 For State Commissions Above Rs 20 lakh but less than Rs 50 lakh: Rs 2,000 Above Rs 50 lakh and up to Rs 1 crore: Rs 4,000 For the National Commission A standard amount of Rs 5,000

Ans:  Section 11: District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum.  Section 17: State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission.  Section 21: National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission.