Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Who can be the president of the State Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum?

• A. A working judge of a District Court
• B. A working judge of a High Court
• C. A retired judge of a District Court
• D. A retired judge of a High Court

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

A retired judge of a High Court

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Under the Consumer Protection Act, a three-tier system of redressal has been established in India. It includes the district, state, and national level consumer dispute redressal forums. If consumers are exploited or their rights are violated, they can seek redressal in these consumer forums. Consumers can go to a state forum when the value of the compensation claimed is more than ₹20 lakh but less than ₹1 crore. The members of the state consumer forum consist of a president and two other members appointed by the state government. Here, the president should have been a judge in a High Court.