Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Business Studies

Chapter

Consumer Protection

Question:

If the value of the goods or services along with compensation claimed exceeds ₹1 crore but does not exceed ₹10 crores, the consumer can directly file an appeal in the ____________.

Options:

District Commission

State Commission

National Commission

Supreme Court

Correct Answer:

State Commission

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (2) : State Commission

If the value of the goods or services, along with compensation claimed, exceeds 1 crore but does not exceed 10 crores, the consumer can directly file an appeal in the (2) State Commission.

1. District Commission

• A district commission includes a president (who can be a working or retired judge of the District Court) and two other members. They are appointed by the state government. One can file a complaint for goods and services of ₹1 crore or less in this agency. For the complaints filed, if the district commission feels a requirement, it sends the goods to the laboratory for testing and gives its decision based on the laboratory report and facts.

State Commission

• A state commission includes a president (who must be a working or retired judge of the High Court) and at least two other members. They are appointed by the state government. One can file a complaint of goods and services worth less than ₹10 crores and more than ₹1 crore in this agency.

National Commission

• A national commission includes a president and four other members one of whom shall be a woman, and Central Government appoints them. One can file a complaint of goods and services worth more than ₹10 crores in this agency.