How to File a Complaint under Consumer Protection Act ?

Procedures for filing complaints and seeking redressal are simple.

There is no fee for filing a complaint before the District Forum, the State Commission or the National Commission. ( A stamp paper is also not required) There should be 3 to 5 copies of the complaint on plain paper. The complainant or his authorized agent can present the complaint in person. The complaint can be sent by post to the appropriate Forum / Commission.

A complaint should contain the following information
(a) The name, description and the address of the complainant.
(b) The name , description and address of the opposite party or parties, as the case may be, as far as they can be ascertained;
(c) The facts relating to complaint and when and where it arose;
(d) Documents, if any, in support of the allegations contained in the complaint.
(e) The relief which the complainant is seeking.

The complaint should be signed by the complainant or his authorized agent. The complaint is to be filed within two years from the date on which cause of action has arisen.