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E-filing must for consumer Forum (DCDRF). At the state level, it of the apex court that an all-women
is the State Consumer Disputes bench has been constituted.
plaints
Redressal Commission and at the na-
The two-judge bench is currently sit-
The Central government will make e- tional level, it is the National Con-
ting in Court number 11 of the top
filing of consumer complaints manda- sumer Disputes Redressal Commission.
court.
tory from April 2023, said a senior offi-
The consumer affairs ministry has The first all-women bench was set up
cial, adding that the move is also ex-
taken several measures to strengthen
pected to help in faster redressal of the in 2013 when a bench of Justices Gyan
the infrastructure of consumer courts
Sudha Misra and Ranjana Prakash
grievances.
in the country to facilitate easy filing
Desai was constituted followed by a
Currently, people can file complaints and early disposal of cases.
bench of Justices R. Banumathi and
before consumer commissions or
Earlier in September this year, the Indira Banerjee in 2018.
courts, both in physically and online
Delhi government announced that it is There are three women judges in the
mode. The electronic filing (e-filing)
developing a mobile app to enable
top court at present including Justice
option for consumer complaints was
people to give suggestions and regis-
Kohli, B.V. Nagarathna, and Justice
introduced on September 7, 2020. ter their complaints regarding pack-
Trivedi. Justice Nagarathna is also set
According to senior consumer affairs aged commodities.
to become first woman Chief Justice in
ministry official said, "Looking at the
Delhi's Food and Supplies minister 2027.
success of e-filing, we are going to Imran had said the people-friendly
make it mandatory from April 1, 2023, mobile app being developed by the TDS liability of a tenant &
for all consumer commissions in the department will help consumers to
penalty for rent default
country." lodge their complaints and suggestions
Tax related liabilities on rent are not
The mandatory e-filing of consumer that will be addressed within 48 hours.
limited to landlords. Income tax (I-T)
complaints will also help people to reg-
SC constitutes all-women laws mandate tax deduction at source
ister their issues directly without the
(TDS) by tenants (applicable to indi-
help of a lawyer of his or their choice, Bench viduals and Hindu undivided families, or
according to the official.
Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud HUFs) and deposit it with the I-T de-
He added that once the complaints are has constituted an all-women bench partment under certain conditions.
in the form of e-filings, it will facilitate comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Bela The amount of TDS to be deducted and
speedier disposal of the cases. M. Trivedi to hear transfer petitions the conditions pertaining to this are
involving matrimonial disputes and bail largely defined under two sections:
There is a three-tier system to address
matters.
consumer grievances. It starts with the Section 194I: It is applicable to indi-
District Consumer Disputes Redressal This is the third occasion in the history viduals and HUFs whose turnover from
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