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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Section 24A

Limitation Period

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Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Section 24A is part of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Limitation Period. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1 [24A.Limitation period

(1) The District Forum, the State Commission or the NationalCommission shall not admit a complaint unless it is filed within two years fromthe date on which the cause of action has arisen.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained insub-section (1), a complaint may be entertained after the period specified insub-section (1), if the complainant satisfies the District Forum, the StateCommission or the National Commission, as the case may be, that he hadsufficient cause for not filing the complaint within such period:

Provided that no such complaint shall beentertained unless the National Commission, the State Commission or theDistrict Forum, as the case may be, records its reasons for condoning suchdelay.]

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1.Inserted by Act 50 of 1993, section 19 (w.r.e.f. 18-6-1993).

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What does Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Section 24A provide?

Section Section 24A of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (Limitation Period) is reproduced on this page as part of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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