Consumer Protection Act, 1986

Section - 13 - Procedure on admission of complaint

[Procedure on admission of complaint]

13 . (1) The District Forum shall, [on admission of a complaint,] if it relates to any goods-

[(a)-refer a copy of the admitted complaint, within twenty-one days from the date of its admission to the opposite party mentioned in the complaint directing him to give his version of the case within a period of thirty days or such extended period not exceeding fifteen days as may be granted by the District Forum;]
(b)-where the opposite party on receipt of a complaint referred to him under clause (a) denies or disputes the allegations contained in the complaint, or omits or fails to take any action to represent his case within the time given by the District Forum, the District Forum shall proceed to settle the consumer dispute in the manner specified in clauses (c) to (g);
(c)-where the complaint alleges a defect in the goods which cannot be determined without proper analysis or test of the goods, the District Forum shall obtain a sample of the goods from the complainant, seal it and .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store
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