Madras High Court: Quashed Inviting Notifications Applications For Appointment As members To State, District Consumer Commissions

The Madras High Court in the case V Sundararaj v. The Registrar General and others observed and has set aside two notification which is being issued by the Tamil Nadu’s Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department wherein the applications are invited for appointment as Members in the District Consumer Redressal Commission and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

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The court in the case observed that the said notification was based on Rules which are already struck down by the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court.

The bench comprising of Maduari bench of Justice R Subramaniam and Justice L Victoria Gowri in the case observed and has noted that the notifications were based on Consumer Protection, the Qualification for Appointment, Method of recruitment, Procedure of Appointment, Term of Office, Resignation and Removal of President and Member of the State Commission and District Commission Rules, 2020 which was already struck down on the date of the notification.