Nagpur: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice of special leave petition submitted by the central and state governments who challenge Nagpur benches from the Bombay High Court verdict that revoked the provisions of consumer protection rules, which exclude lawyers having less than 15 years of experience.
Consumer Commission / Forum.
HC Decision September 14 September has come after the lawyer of the city of Mahendra Limaye, through Tustar Mandlekar, has challenged the validity of the rules of consumer protection, 2020, which regulates the appointment of the president and members of the countries and regencies mention the recovery commission.
The Nagpur bench led by Justice Sunil Shukre has canceled the provisions of consumer protection rules, overriding them which are not constitutional and violations of Article 14 of the Constitution.
Praying to live, the Attorney General for KK Venugopal believes that HC crashed into a regulation based on the assessment of the Madras SC Bar Association which stated that a 10-year minimum experience must be considered for appointments as a court member.
The SC bench consisting of Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice Bhushan Gavai issued a notification to the respondents, including Limaye, asking them to answer before January 31.
Appearing for the Maharashtra government, Rahul Chitnis handed over that other SC bench, had passed direction to the appointment of commission members.
Justice Rao and Justice Gavai clarified that it could not provide orders on temporary assistance now, but would issue notifications to the temporary application.
Nagpur bench also has anthriticity justice, has hit the provisions of new consumer protection rules, 2020, which prescribes a minimum professional experience of 20 years and 15 years for each member of the Consumer and District Commission.
HC also cancels the provisions that provide the strength of the State Selection Committee to determine the procedure to recommend the name for appointments in the order of services that must be considered by the government.
HC orders are related to 2020 new rules framed by the center below section 101 of the consumer protection law, 2019, for appointments, qualifications, feasibility, elimination of members of the State Consumer Commission, and consumer forum.