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The Chandigarh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC)

Chandigarh is a quasi-judicial commission , which was set up in 1988 under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986. Its office is in Chandigarh. The commission is headed by a sitting or retired judge of the High Court.The commission is presently headed by Justice Jasbir Singh, former judge of the Punjab And Haryana High Court. State Commission deals with the consumer complaints where the value of goods or services and the compensation if any, claimed exceeds Rs.20 lakhs but upto Rs.one crore, filed by the consumers under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Under the Act, State Commission acts as Appellate Authority u/s Section 19 of Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Any person aggrieved by an order made by the Commission may prefer an appeal against such order to the National Commission within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order.

RIGHT TO SAFETY

RIGHT TO BE INFORMED

RIGHT TO CHOOSE

RIGHT TO BE HEARD

RIGHT TO SEEK REDRESSAL

RIGHT TO CONSUMER EDUCATION

HISTORY

The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (In short,'The Act') is a benevolent social legislation that lays down the rights of the consumers and provides their for promotion and protection of the rights of the consumers. The first and the only Act of its kind in India, it has enabled ordinary consumers to secure less expensive and often speedy redressal of their grievances. By spelling out the rights and remedies of the consumers in a market so far dominated by organized manufacturers and traders of goods and providers of various types of services, the Act makes the dictum, caveat emptor ('Buyer Beware') a thing of the past.

RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT - 2005

The Right to Information Act (RTI) is an Act of the Parliament of India "to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens" and replaces the erstwhile Freedom of information Act, 2002.The Act applies to all States and Union Territories of India except Jammu & Kashmir. Under the provisions of the Act, any citizen may request information from a "public authority" (a body of Government or "instrumentality of State") which is required to reply expeditiously or within thirty days. The Act also requires every public authority to computerise their records for wide dissemination and to proactively certain categories of information so that the citizens need minimum recourse to request for information formally.It is an initiative taken by the Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions... Read More.