<p style="text-align: justify;">The Central Government has revised the court fees payable for cases before the district consumer disputes redressal forums. A notification dated September 14 intimates a reduction in the court fee payable by complainants.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">As per the revised fee structure, no court fees have to be paid for disputes valued up to Rs 5 lakhs. Under the earlier rule, court fees were required to be paid for disputes valued above Rs 1 lakh.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">The notification amends Section 9A of the Consumer Protection Rules, 1987, which deals with court fee applicable before the district consumer dispute redressal forum.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">Under the earlier rules, a court fee of Rs 200 was payable where the dispute value was between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakhs; Rs 400 was payable for disputes valued between Rs 5 lakhs and Rs 10 lakhs; and Rs 500 was payable for disputes valued between Rs 10 lakhs and Rs 20 lakhs.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">Disputes valued above Rs 20 lakhs lie before the state forum.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>The latest court fee structure for consumer disputes before the district forum is as follows:</strong></em></p>.<p style="padding-left: 90px;">> For disputes valued upto Rs 5 lakhs: <em>NIL</em></p>.<p style="padding-left: 90px;">> For disputes valued between Rs 5 lakhs and Rs 10 lakhs: Rs 200</p>.<p style="padding-left: 90px;">> For disputes valued between Rs 10 lakhs and Rs 20 lakhs: Rs 400</p>.<p><em>Feature image taken from<a href="https://www.123rf.com/photo_2532730_assorted-indian-currency-collage-with-rupee-notes.html"> here</a>.</em></p>.<p><em>Read the Notification:</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Central Government has revised the court fees payable for cases before the district consumer disputes redressal forums. A notification dated September 14 intimates a reduction in the court fee payable by complainants.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">As per the revised fee structure, no court fees have to be paid for disputes valued up to Rs 5 lakhs. Under the earlier rule, court fees were required to be paid for disputes valued above Rs 1 lakh.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">The notification amends Section 9A of the Consumer Protection Rules, 1987, which deals with court fee applicable before the district consumer dispute redressal forum.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">Under the earlier rules, a court fee of Rs 200 was payable where the dispute value was between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakhs; Rs 400 was payable for disputes valued between Rs 5 lakhs and Rs 10 lakhs; and Rs 500 was payable for disputes valued between Rs 10 lakhs and Rs 20 lakhs.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">Disputes valued above Rs 20 lakhs lie before the state forum.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>The latest court fee structure for consumer disputes before the district forum is as follows:</strong></em></p>.<p style="padding-left: 90px;">> For disputes valued upto Rs 5 lakhs: <em>NIL</em></p>.<p style="padding-left: 90px;">> For disputes valued between Rs 5 lakhs and Rs 10 lakhs: Rs 200</p>.<p style="padding-left: 90px;">> For disputes valued between Rs 10 lakhs and Rs 20 lakhs: Rs 400</p>.<p><em>Feature image taken from<a href="https://www.123rf.com/photo_2532730_assorted-indian-currency-collage-with-rupee-notes.html"> here</a>.</em></p>.<p><em>Read the Notification:</em></p>
