Supreme Court Rules Relevant To CPA 1986
Supreme Court Rules Relevant To CPA 1986
Supreme Court Rules Relevant To CPA 1986
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SUPREME COURT RULES RELEVANT TO
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
GSR 409, DATED 3-7-1990
In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 145 of the Constitution and all
other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Supreme Court hereby makes, with
the approval of the President, the following rules further to amend the Supreme
Court Rules, 1966, namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Supreme Court (First Amendment) Rules,
1990.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette.*
In the Supreme Court Rules, 1966.
2. (a) Order XX(F) with the title “Appeals under section 23 of the Consumer
Protection Act, 1986 (68 of 1986)” shall be inserted after Order XX(E).
XX(F).—The petition of appeal from an order made by the National Disputes
Redressal Commission (hereinafter referred to as “The National Commission”)
under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of section 21 of the Consumer Protection Act,
1986 (69 of 1986) shall, subject to the provisions of sections 4, 5 and 12 of the
Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963) be presented by an aggrieved person within
thirty days from the date of the order sought to be appealed against:
Provided that computing the said period, the time requisite for obtaining a copy
of such order shall be excluded.
2A. The petition of appeal shall recite succinctly and clearly all the relevant
facts leading up to the order appealed from, and shall set forth in brief the
objections to the order appealed from and the ground relied on in support of the
appeal. The petition shall also state the date of the order appealed from as well
as the date on which it was received by the appellant.
3. The petition of appeal shall be accompanied by:—
(i) an authenticated copy of the order appealed from; and
(ii) at least seven spare sets of the petition and the papers filed with it.
*Supreme Court of India, Notification No. GSR 409 dated July 3, 1990, published in the Gazette
of India, Part II. Section 3(i), dated 7-7-1990, pp. 1541-1544. (F.No. 548/RS/SCI/90).
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4. After the appeal is registered, it shall be put up for hearing ex parte before
the court which may either dismiss it summarily or direct issue of notice to
all necessary parties or may make such orders as the circumstances of the
case may require.
5. A fixed court fee of Rs. 250 shall be payable on the petition of appeal under
this order.
6. Save as otherwise provided by the rules contained in this order, the
provisions of other orders shall apply so far as may be, to appeals under
section 23 of the Consumer Protection Act,1986 (68 of 1986).
The table of contents (page vi) of the Supreme Court Rules, 1966 and Third
Schedule—Part II with regard to fees will be amended as under:—
Order Table of Contents Rules
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