May 6, 2012

No Law Degree Required: You can file cases before consumer courts for yourself and for consumers

Lawyers or a Degree in Law not necessary for arguing cases in consumer courts. If you are an activist, you can also file cases on behalf other consumers and argue their cases also. You may need a power of attorney from a consumer and you must comply with special rules of consumer forums which may have been prescribed for non lawyers to practice in consumer forums.

Supreme Court has clarified this. The Consumer Forums have rules. Check out these rules by visiting consumer forum.  If you comply with these rules, you are entitled to argue cases for yourself and for others also even if you may not have degree in law.

Check websites of Consumer Courts for more details.

Haresh Raichura
6/May/2012