https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459749 SC held that complaints filed by a group of consumers under Section 12(1)(c) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 require prior permission from District Forum. The Court interpreted Section 2(1)(b), Section 12(1)(c), and Section 13(6) together, ruling that these provisions must be read conjunctively with Order I Rule 8 CPC. The permission requirement in Section 12(1)(c) must be read with Section 13(6) which provides context and effect. National Commission correctly held consumer cases as not maintainable without requisite permission. Appeal disposed. en-us Fri, 07 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:20:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459749 SC held that complaints filed by a group of consumers under Section 12(1)(c) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 require prior permission from District Forum. The Court interpreted Section 2(1)(b), Section 12(1)(c), and Section 13(6) together, ruling that these provisions must be read conjunctively with Order I Rule 8 CPC. The permission requirement in Section 12(1)(c) must be read with Section 13(6) which provides context and effect. National Commission correctly held consumer cases as not maintainable without requisite permission. Appeal disposed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459749