Payment Of Fees And Other Transactions should be Through Online Mode: NCDRC
The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has directed that payment of fees and other transactions will take place through online mode only. This direction has been given vide. circular dated 09.01.2023. It is in accordance with the circular dated 07.11.2022, issued by the department of consumer affairs, govt. of India. The commission has directed that all kinds of payments...
The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has directed that payment of fees and other transactions will take place through online mode only. This direction has been given vide. circular dated 09.01.2023. It is in accordance with the circular dated 07.11.2022, issued by the department of consumer affairs, govt. of India.
The commission has directed that all kinds of payments of fees including disbursement of payment to the parties are to be done through digital mode only. Hence, no payment will be made through DD/ Cheque/Cash etc.
NCDRC directed all of its sections to adhere to the following instructions onwards:
- Consumer Complaint / First Appeal/ Revision Petition Sections shall obtain the bank details from the parties alongwith other documents and record the bank details in the proposal for releasing the amount to the parties, as per the orders of the Hon’ble Benches of the National Commission, passed from time to time.
- The Filing Section shall insist upon the parties/ counsel to pay the fee towards institution institution of consumer complaint fee, fee for certified copy of the orders, fee for inspection of records etc. through digital mode only.