"Not Happy Situation": Supreme Court To Government On Tribunal Vacancies
NDTV
On August 11 the Supreme Court - which has taken moto cognisance of the issue - said vacancies in all Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions must be filled in eight weeks.
The Supreme Court on Friday criticised the government over its failure to fill vacancies in state and district-level bodies resolving consumer disputes, saying it was "unfortunate" that it had to be called upon to look into such a matter. This is "not a happy situation", the country's top court said.
"If the government does not want these tribunals, then abolish the (Tribunal Reforms) Act... citizens are suffering. These (consumer dispute commissions) are places of remedy and daily life is affected. We are stretching our jurisdiction to see that vacancies are filled," the court said.
A two-member bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh were hearing the matter.
On August 11 the court - which has taken moto cognisance of the issue - said vacancies in Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions in all states and UTs should be filled within eight weeks.