The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is benevolent social legislation that lays down the rights of consumers and provides for promotion and protection of the rights of consumers. To provide inexpensive, speedy and summary redressal of consumer disputes, quasi-judicial bodies have been set up in each District, State and National level. It provides a 3-tier structure of the National Commission, State Commission and District Forums for speedy resolution of consumer disputes. Under this Act Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Gujarat State has been constituted in the year 1989 and therefore other District Forums. At present there are 31 District Forums functioning in the State of Gujarat and out of these 5 forums are working in clubbing with nearest District Forums.
