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Discuss about the role of consumer courts.
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Solution
- National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC):
- A national-level court works for the whole country and deals compensation claimed exceeds rupees one crore.
- The National Commission is the Apex body of Consumer Courts; it is also the highest appellate court in the hierarchy.
- The National Consumer Disputes redressal Commission (NCDRC), is a quasi-judicial commission in India which was set up in 1988 under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986.
- Its head office is in New Delhi.
- State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC):
A state-level court works at the state level with cases where compensation claimed is above 20 lakhs but up to one core. - District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (DCDRF):
A district-level court works at the district level with cases where the compensation claimed is up to 20 lakhs.
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