Chaini Parwani
Published On: December 17, 2021 at 16:30 IST
The Supreme Court on Friday issued Notification on the Special Leave Petitions submitted against the Judgment of Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench).
A Bench comprising of Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai adjudicated the Court while Hearing the Special Leave Petitions submitted by the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs and the State of Maharashtra challenging the Judgment pronounced by a Division Bench of the High Court on September 14.
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The Bombay High Court had struck down Provisions of the new Consumer Protection Rules 2020, which authorizes a minimum professional experience of 20 years and 15 years for adjudicating members to the State Consumer Commissions and District forums, respectively.
Attorney General for India KK Venugopal highlighted that the reason behind striking down was the Madras Bar Association Judgment of the Supreme Court stating that Advocates with a minimum experience of 10 years should be considered for appointments as members of Tribunals.
Advocate Rahul Chitnis, representing the State of Maharashtra, noted that the State has also filed Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the High Court Judgment.
Furthermore, Advocate Chitnis alleged that another Bench led by Justice SK Kaul has issued directions for the appointment of members in Commissions.
The Bench posted the Matter for a Hearing on interim relief in January 2022.
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