https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170976 The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was treated as a special welfare statute permitting parties to appear through an authorised agent before Consumer Fora, because the rules and regulations expressly define and allow such representation. That statutory permission was held not to conflict with the Advocates Act, 1961, since appearance by an authorised agent under the consumer regime does not amount to practising law and was deliberately provided by the legislature. The Court also noted that Consumer Fora retain regulatory control to prevent misconduct and misuse. Accordingly, authorised agents may represent parties before Consumer Fora, subject to forum supervision. en-us Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 09:02:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170976 The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was treated as a special welfare statute permitting parties to appear through an authorised agent before Consumer Fora, because the rules and regulations expressly define and allow such representation. That statutory permission was held not to conflict with the Advocates Act, 1961, since appearance by an authorised agent under the consumer regime does not amount to practising law and was deliberately provided by the legislature. The Court also noted that Consumer Fora retain regulatory control to prevent misconduct and misuse. Accordingly, authorised agents may represent parties before Consumer Fora, subject to forum supervision. Case-Laws Law of Competition Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170976