Consumer complaint jurisdiction: who may file and the District Forum's admissibility gateway with procedural fee and non-transferability. Complaints about goods or services may be filed by the consumer, a recognised consumer association, representative consumers with forum permission, or the government; each complaint must be accompanied by the prescribed fee. The District Forum may admit or reject a complaint after hearing the complainant, ordinarily deciding admissibility within a short prescribed period, and an admitted complaint proceeds under the Act and cannot be transferred to another court, tribunal, or authority.
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Consumer complaint jurisdiction: who may file and the District Forum's admissibility gateway with procedural fee and non-transferability.
Complaints about goods or services may be filed by the consumer, a recognised consumer association, representative consumers with forum permission, or the government; each complaint must be accompanied by the prescribed fee. The District Forum may admit or reject a complaint after hearing the complainant, ordinarily deciding admissibility within a short prescribed period, and an admitted complaint proceeds under the Act and cannot be transferred to another court, tribunal, or authority.
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