CURATED BY – CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUBEY | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Sheohar, The District Consumer Forum near Sheohar, Sub-Divisional Office has been inspected by the members of the State Consumer Commission. State Level Consumer Commission member Rampravesh Das and member Ashish Kumar were welcomed by Shivhar Consumer Forum President Surendra Prasad Pandey and member advocate Rani Sah by presenting them a bouquet of flowers.
President of Shivhar Consumer Forum, Surendra Prasad Pandey has said that the Consumer Court is a special purpose court in India. Consumer Forum is also a court, it has powers similar to those given to a civil court by law.
He said that the Consumer Forum has been started with this Act by the Consumer Protection Act 1986, the mother of consumer courts.
Rampravesh Das, member of the State Consumer Commission, was welcomed on his arrival in Sheohar and he said that this is a mechanism for consumers to lodge complaints against companies regarding defective goods, poor services, unfair trade practices and other complaints. The forum provides. The Consumer Protection Act 1986 was made a law by the government and changes have also been made in it in 2019.
Member Rani Sah has said that no lawyer is required to fight a case in the consumer forum. A total of 82 cases are pending in the consumer forum in Sheohar. In which 25 cases are of Electricity Department, cases of Bank and LIC are also pending. All cases are being heard. Cheap and accessible, justice is provided at low cost.