Article Title: National Consumer and Disputes Redressal Commission
17-10-2023
Polity & Governance Current Affairs Analysis
Consumer and Disputes Redressal Commission
The Department of Consumer Affairs under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has invited applications to fill two existing vacancies for the post of Members in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.
The qualifications, eligibility, salary and other terms and conditions of the appointment of a candidate will be governed by the provisions of the Tribunal Reforms Act and the Tribunal (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021.
The Search-Cum-Selection Committee constituted under the Tribunal Reforms Act 2021 for recommending names for appointment to the said post shall scrutinise the applications with respect to suitability of application for the posts by giving due weightage to qualification and experience of candidates and shortlist candidates for conducting personal interaction.
The final selection will be done on the basis of overall evaluation of candidates done by the Committee based on the qualification, experience and personal interaction.
About the Commission:
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) of India is a quasi-judicial commission in India which was set up in 1988 under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
It is an Appellate Authority to hear various appeals under the Consumer Protection Act.
Its head office is in New Delhi.
The commission is headed by a sitting or retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.
The present head is Justice A.P. Sahi, former Chief Justice of Madras High Court of India.
Section 21 of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 posits that the National Commission shall have jurisdiction to entertain a complaint valued more than two crore and also have Appellate and Revisional jurisdiction from the orders of State Commissions or the District fora as the case may be.
Section 23 of Consumer Protection Act, 1986, provides that any person aggrieved by an order of NCDRC, may prefer an Appeal against such order to Supreme Court of India within a period of 30 days.
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