Section 24B - Administrative control - Consumer Protection Act 1986

Administrative control. 24B. (1) The National Commission shall have administrative con trol over all the State Commission in the following matters, namely:— ( i ) calling for periodical returns regarding the institu tion, disposal, pendency of cases; ( ii ) issuance of instructions regarding adoption of uniform procedure in the hearing of matters, prior service of copies of documents produced by one party to the opposite parties, furnish ing of English translation of judgments written in any language, speedy grant of copies of documents; ( iii ) generally overseeing the functioning of the State Commissions or the District Fora to ensure that the objects and purposes of the Act are best served without in any way interfer ing with their quasi-judicial freedom. (2) The State Commission shall have administrative control over all the District Fora within its jurisdiction in all matters referred to in sub-section (1).]