CPA 2019 Section 42: Establishment of State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Consumer Protection Act, 2019 · Chapter 4: CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION

42. Establishment of State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.—(1) The State Government shall, by notification, establish a State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, to be known as the State Commission, in the State.
(2) The State Commission shall ordinarily function at the State capital and perform its functions at such other places as the State Government may in consultation with the State Commission notify in the Official Gazette:
Provided that the State Government may, by notification, establish regional benches of the State Commission, at such places, as it deems fit.
(3) Each State Commission shall consist of—
(a) a President; and
(b) not less than four or not more than such number of members as may be prescribed in consultation with the Central Government.

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Official reference: India Code, Government of India — edition as on 1 September 2026 — source review: 2 October 2026.Recorded edition / snapshot date: 2026-09-01.Banaka reference transcription, not an official or certified edition. Amendment brackets are retained; footnotes and superscript references are excluded. Consult the government PDF for authoritative wording and amendment notes. This Act is not a consolidation of subordinate rules: the 2021 jurisdiction rules prescribe different ordinary complaint thresholds from the printed Act figures in sections 34, 47 and 58. Hindi guides are original explanations, not statutory translations. The notified 2026 e-commerce amendments commence on 1 January 2027, not on notification.

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