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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Section 26

Dismissal of Frivolous or Vexatious Complaints

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Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Section 26 is part of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Dismissal of Frivolous or Vexatious Complaints. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1 [26.Dismissal of frivolous or vexatious complaints

Where a complaint instituted before the DistrictForum, the State Commission or, as the case may be, the National Commission isfound to be frivolous or vexatious, it shall, for reasons to be recorded inwriting, dismiss the complaint and make an order that the complainant shall payto the opposite party such cost, not exceeding ten thousand rupees, as may bespecified in the order.]

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1.Substituted by Act 50 of 1993, section 20, for section 26(w.r.e.f. 18-6-1993).

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What does Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Section 26 provide?

Section Section 26 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (Dismissal of Frivolous or Vexatious Complaints) 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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