NEW DELHI, Dec 12:
The House was informed today that the Government has taken several measures to reduce pendency of cases in consumer courts, including asking State Governments to take advance action for filling up vacancies of President and Members and maintaining a panel of candidates for the same. Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Raosaheb Patil Danve said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha that several other measures had been taken by the government to reduce the number of pending cases in consumer courts.
These include:
—Circuit Benches from National Commission have been frequently visiting States.
—Some State Commissions have constituted Additional Benches, mainly to dispose off backlog of pending cases. —The National Commission and some State Commissions as well as District Fora are adopting the process of holding Lok Adalats for speedy disposal of cases.
—Financial assistance is provided by the Central Government to States/UTs for strengthening infrastructure of Consumer Fora, including computerisation and networking. (UNI)
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