CPA 2019 Section 95: Presidents, members, Chief Commissioner, Commissioner and certain officers to be public servants
Consumer Protection Act, 2019 · Chapter 8: MISCELLANEOUS
¶95. Presidents, members, Chief Commissioner, Commissioner and certain officers to be public servants.—The Presidents and members of the District Commission, the State Commission and the National Commission, and officers and other employees thereof, the Chief Commissioner and the Commissioner of the Central Authority, the Director General, the Additional Director General, the Director, the Joint Director, the Deputy Director and the Assistant Director and all other officers and employees of the Central Authority and other persons performing any duty under this Act, while acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
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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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Other sections in this chapter
- 94. Measures to prevent unfair trade practices in e-commerce, direct selling, etc
- 96. Compounding of offences
- 97. Manner of crediting penalty
- 98. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 99. Power to give directions by Central Government
- 100. Act not in derogation of any other
- 101. Power of Central Government to make rules
- 102. Power of State Government to make rules
- 103. Power of National Commission to make regulations
- 104. Power of Central Authority to make regulations
- 105. Rules and regulations to be laid before each House of Parliament
- 106. Power to Remove Difficulties
- 107. Repeal and savings