CPC Does Not Apply to Consumer Forum

In the past, there have been instances where this right of the consumer to resubmit the complaint has been challenged by the guilty parties. However, the Supreme Court of India has ruled in favour of consumers and any challenge to this provision is turned down by the forums.

Although there is the rule of prohibition contained in Order 9 Rule 9 (1) of Civil Procedure Code (CPC) that does not allow resubmission of complaints, that rule is only applicable to civil courts. The same rule or for that matter any rule