Bare ActsThe Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Section 7

Fee for making complaints

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Fee for making complaints. – (1) Every complaint filed under sub-section (1) of section 35 or under sub-clauses (i) and (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 47 or under sub-clauses (i) and (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 58 shall be accompanied by a fee, as specified in the table given below, in the form of crossed Demand Draft drawn on a nationalised bank or through a crossed Indian Postal Order in favour of the President of the District Commission or the Registrar of the State Commission or the Registrar of the National Commission, as the case may be, and payable at the respective place where the District Commission, State Commission or the [भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 11 National Commission is situated, or through electronic mode as per arrangement made by the Commission concerned. (2) The District Commission or the State Commission, as the case may be, shall credit the amount of fee received by it under sub-rule (1) to the Consumer Welfare Fund of the State and where such Consumer Welfare Fund is not established, into the appropriate account of the State Government, and the National Commission shall credit such amount of fee received by it to the Consumer Welfare Fund of the Central Government. Table Sl. No. Value of goods or services paid as consideration Amount of fee payable (1) (2) (3) District Commission (1) Upto rupees five lakh Nil (2) Above rupees five lakh and upto rupees ten lakhs Rs.200 (3) Above rupees ten lakh and upto rupees twenty lakhs Rs 400 (4) Above rupees twenty lakh and upto rupees fifty lakh rupees Rs.1000 (5) Above rupees fifty lakh and upto rupees one crore Rs.2000 State Commission (6) Above rupees one crore and upto rupees two crore Rs.2500 (7) Above rupees two crore and upto rupees four crore Rs.3000 (8) Above rupees four crore and upto rupees six crore Rs.4000 (9) Above rupees six crore and upto rupees eight crore Rs.5000 (10) Above rupees eight crore and upto rupees ten crore Rs.6000 National Commission (11) Above rupees ten crore Rs.7500

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