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Plea in SC for filling up vacancies in State, District Consumer Commissions ANI | Updated: Dec 29, 2020 22:04 IST New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking direction to authorities to fill vacant posts of president, members and staff in District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions (DCDRC) and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions (SCDRC) across the country. The petition filed by law st...

The Supreme Court has been moved in a PIL challenging inaction of the government in failing to appoint President, Members and Staff before District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions across India. The plea by petitioner-law student Saloni Gautam, through advocates Dushyant Tiwari, Om Prakash Parihar, avers that on 20.07.2020 the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 came into force and the 2019 Act also changed the pecuniary jurisdiction for the Di...