சாயம் கலந்த தேயிலை தூள் உணவு கலப்பட தடை சட்டம் பாயுமா?:

1.தேயிலை விற்பனையில் லாபம்; குடிப்பவருக்கோ சோகம் 'சாயம்' செய்யும் மாயம் அதிரடி நடவடிக்கையால் மட்டுமே தொடர் பிரச்னை தீரும்

உணவு கலப்பட தடை சட்டம் பாயுமா?:

கூடலூர் நுகர்வோர் மனித உரிமை சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதுகாப்பு மையம் தலைவர் சிவசுப்ரமணியம் வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கை; நீலகிரியில் ஊட்டி, குன்னூர், கோத்தகிரி மற்றும் கூடலூர் பகுதிகளில் உள்ள மளிகை கடைகளிலும், பல தேயிலை கடைகளிலும் கலப்பட தேயிலை தூள் அதிகளவில் விற்பனை செய்யப்பட்டு வருகிறது. இவை நேரடியாக தேயிலை தொழிற்சாலைகளில் கலப்படம் செய்யப்படுவதில்லை. மாறாக, பல சிறு, சிறு வணிகர்கள் மொத்தமாக தேயிலை தூளை வாங்கி அவற்றை மறைவான ஓரிடத்தில் கொண்டு வைத்து, சாயம், மரதூள் உட்பட பிறவற்றையும் கலந்து விற்பனை செய்கின்றனர். இது குடிசை தொழில் போல மாவட்டத்தில் பல இடங்களில் நடக்கிறது. பொதுமக்களும், டீக்கடைகளும் இவற்றிலுள்ள பாதிப்பை அறியாமல், அதிக நிறம் மற்றும் சுவை உள்ளதாக நம்பி வாங்கி ஏமாறுகின்றனர். மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள அனைத்து மளிகை கடைகள், டீக்கடைகள் திடீர் ஆய்வு செய்து, கலப்பட தேயிலைதூள் விற்பவர்கள் சப்ளை செய்பவர்கள் மீது உணவு கலப்பட தடைச்சட்டத்தின் கீழ் கடும் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும். இவ்வாறு சிவசுப்ரமணியம் கூறியுள்ளார்.
        ஊட்டி: ஊட்டியில் சுற்றுலா பயணிகளை ஈர்ப்பதற்காக பெரும்பாலான டீ கடைகளில் சாயம் கலந்த தேயிலை தூள் அதிகளவில் பயன்படுத்தப்படுவதால் பல்வேறு நோய் பரவும் அபாயம் அதிகரித்துள்ளது. ஊட்டிக்கு வரும் சுற்றுலா பயணிகள் வாங்கும் பொருட்களில் தேயிலைக்கு முதலிடம் உண்டு. இதனை தவிர, கற்பூர தைலம், வாசனை திரவியங்கள், பணப்பயிர்களான மிளகு, ஏலக்காய் உட்பட பிற பொருட்களையும் வாங்கிச் செல்கின்றனர். நீலகிரியில் விளைவிக்கப்படும் தேயிலை தூள் மூலம் 'ஸ்டிராங்' டீ கிடைக்கும் என்ற நம்பிக்கை சுற்றுலா பயணிகளிடையே மேலோங்கி உள்ளதால், ஆண்டுதோறும் சுற்றுலா பயணிகள் மூலமாக மட்டும் பல கோடி ரூபாய் மதிப்பிலான தேயிலை விற்பனை செய்யப்படுகிறது. இவர்களின் எதிர்பார்ப்புக்கு இணங்க பல தேயிலை தொழிற்சாலைகள் நல்ல தரமான தேயிலையை விற்பனை செய்து வந்தாலும், சில தேயிலை தொழிற்சாலை உரிமையாளர்களும், இவர்களுடன் வியாபாரம் சம்பந்தம் வைத்துள்ள வியாபாரிகளும் நீலகிரி தேயிலையின் தரத்தை கெடுக்கும் வகையில், 'ஸ்டிராங்' டீயை உருவாக்க போலியான வழிகளை கையாண்டு வருகின்றனர். இதனால், தரம் குறைந்த தேயிலையை வாங்கி, சாயம் கலந்து அதிகவிலைக்கு விற்பதால் முறைகேடான வழிகளால் கோடீஸ்வர்களாக வலம் வருகின்றனர். கடந்த காலங்களில் பெரிய தொழிற்சாலைகளில் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட தேயிலை லப்படம் மற்றும் சாயம் கலக்கும் முறை தேயிலை வாரியத்தின் கெடுபிடிகளால் சற்று கட்டுப்படுத்தப்பட்டது. ஆனால், இந்த சமூக விரோத செயல் இன்றும் தொடர்கிறது. சிறு வியாபாரிகளுக்கு குறைந்த விலைக்கு இத்தகைய தேயிலை தூள் விற்பனை செய்வதால், இதனை வாங்கும் டீக்கடை உரிமையாளர்களுக்கு நல்ல லாபம் கிடைக்கிறது. அதேபோல, இத்தகைய டீக்கடைகளுக்கு வரும் சுற்றுலா பயணிகளும், உள்ளூர் மக்கள் சாயம் கலந்த தேயிலை குறித்த கேள்விகள் ஏதும் எழுப்பாத நிலையில், ஊட்டி, குன்னூரில் சாய டீ என்பது பழகிவிட்ட பானமாக மாறி விட்டது. இத்தகைய போலி சுவைக்கு வாடிக்கையாளர்களும் மாறி விட்டனர். ஈரோடு, பொள்ளாச்சி என பிற மாவட்டங்களில் உள்ள போலி தேயிலை தொழிற்சாலைகள், சாய கலப்பட குடோன்களை பிடித்து 'சீல்' வைக்கும் தேயிலை வாரிய அதிகாரிகள், நீலகிரி மாவட்டத்தின் பல்வேறு பகுதிகளிலும் நடக்கும் சாயதேயிலை முறைகேடுகளை தடுப்பதற்கு போதிய அளவிலான நடவடிக்கைகளை எடுக்கவில்லை என்பதே மக்களின் கவலையாக உள்ளது. இத்தகைய மோசடி தொழிலில் சில ஆளும் கட்சியினரின் தலையீடு இருப்பதாலும், அவர்களுக்கு 'கவனிப்பு' செல்வதாலும் இந்த பிரச்னை தொடர்கதையாக வருகிறது.எனவே, நீலகிரி மாவட்டத்தின் மக்களையும், சுற்றுலா பயணிகளையும் நோயாளிகளாக மாற்றும் சாயம் கலந்த தேயிலை தூளை உருவாக்குபவர்களை கண்டறியவும், அவர்கள் மீது கடும் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கவும் நீலகிரி மாவட்ட நிர்வாகமும், தேயிலை வாரியும் உரிய நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும்; இல்லையெனில், உள்ளூர் மக்களும், வெளியில் இருந்து வரும் சுற்றுலா பயணிகளும் நோயாளிகளாக மாறுவதை யாரும் தடுக்க முடியாது.உணவு கலப்பட தடை சட்டம் பாயுமா?:



கூடலூர் நுகர்வோர் மனித உரிமை சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதுகாப்பு மையம் தலைவர் சிவசுப்ரமணியம் வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கை; நீலகிரியில் ஊட்டி, குன்னூர், கோத்தகிரி மற்றும் கூடலூர் பகுதிகளில் உள்ள மளிகை கடைகளிலும், பல தேயிலை கடைகளிலும் கலப்பட தேயிலை தூள் அதிகளவில் விற்பனை செய்யப்பட்டு வருகிறது. இவை நேரடியாக தேயிலை தொழிற்சாலைகளில் கலப்படம் செய்யப்படுவதில்லை. மாறாக, பல சிறு, சிறு வணிகர்கள் மொத்தமாக தேயிலை தூளை வாங்கி அவற்றை மறைவான ஓரிடத்தில் கொண்டு வைத்து, சாயம், மரதூள் உட்பட பிறவற்றையும் கலந்து விற்பனை செய்கின்றனர். இது குடிசை தொழில் போல மாவட்டத்தில் பல இடங்களில் நடக்கிறது. பொதுமக்களும், டீக்கடைகளும் இவற்றிலுள்ள பாதிப்பை அறியாமல், அதிக நிறம் மற்றும் சுவை உள்ளதாக நம்பி வாங்கி ஏமாறுகின்றனர். மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள அனைத்து மளிகை கடைகள், டீக்கடைகள் திடீர் ஆய்வு செய்து, கலப்பட தேயிலைதூள் விற்பவர்கள் சப்ளை செய்பவர்கள் மீது உணவு கலப்பட தடைச்சட்டத்தின் கீழ் கடும் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும். இவ்வாறு சிவசுப்ரமணியம் கூறியுள்ளார்.





கலப்பட தேயிலை தடுக்க கோரிக்கை


ஊட்டி, மார்ச் 24:

கூடலூர் நுகர்வோர் மனித உரிமை சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதுகாப்பு மையம் மற்றும் மக்கள் மையம் தலைவர் சிவசுப்பிரமணியம் வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கை:

மாவட்டத்தில் தேயிலை பிரதான தொழிலாகும். சிலர் தேயிலை தூளில் கலப்படம் செய்து விற்பது குறித்து அறிந்து அவ்வப்போது தேயிலை வாரியம் நடவடிக்கை எடுத்து வருகிறது. ஆனால் இன்றும் பல நிலைகளில் தேயிலை தூளில் கலப்படம் செய்வதை தடுக்க முடிவதில்லை.

ஊட்டி, குன்னூர், கோத்தகிரி மற்றும் கூடலூரிலுள்ள மளிகை கடைகளில் கலப்பட தேயிலை தூள் அதிகளவு விற்பனை செய்யப்படுகிறது. நேரடியாக தொழிற்சாலைகளில் கலப்படம் செய்யாமல் இவற்றை மொத்தமாக வாங்கி சென்று பின்னர் சாயம், மரத்தூளை கலப்படம் செய்து விற்கின்றனர். கலப்பட தேயிலை தூள் தயாரிப்பை சிலர் குடிசை தொழிலாகவே செய்கின்றனர்.

கலப்பட தேயிலை தூள் கேரளா, கர்நாடகாவிற்கு அதிகளவில் அனுப்பப்படுகிறது. தேயிலை வாரியம் தேயிலை தொழிற்சாலைகளில் மட்டும் கலப்பட தேயிலை தூள் குறித்து ஆய்வு செய்வதால் கலப்படம் தொடர்கிறது.

எனவே இதனை தவிர்த்து மாவட்ட நிர்வாகம், தேயிலை வாரியம் மற்றும் ஊரக நல சுகாதார துறை இணைந்து மாவட்டத்திலுள்ள அனை த்து மளிகை கடைகளில் சோதனை மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டும். இதனால் கலப்பட தேயிலை தூள் பெருமளவில் கிடைக்க வாய்ப்புள்ளது. கலப்படம் செய்பவர்கள் மீது உணவு கலப்பட தடை சட்டத்தின் கீழ் கடும் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும்.
 
thanks to  dinakaran  24-03-2010
 
 

THE TAMIIL NADU CONSUMER PROTECTION RULES. 1988

THE TAMIIL NADU



CONSUMER PROTECTION RULES. 1988


(G.0. Ms. No. 879, Food and Consumer protection,


dated 30th June 1988)


No. S.R.O. A-158/88.- In exercise of the powers conferred

by sub-section (2) of Section 30 of the Consumer Protection Act,


1986, (Central Act No. 68 of 1986), read with S.O. No. 390 (E),


published in Part [I - Section 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of


India, Extraordinary, dated l5th April, 1987 and S.0. No. 568(E),


published in Part II - Section 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of


India, Extraordinary, dated the 1Oth June 1987, the Governor of


Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following Rules :-


RULES


1. Short title and commencement.- (l) These Rules may


be called the Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection Rules, 1988.


(2) They shall come into force at once.


2. Definitions.- In these Rules, unless, the context otherwise


requires -


(a) 56Act" means the Consumer Protection Act, 1986


(Central Act No. 68 of t986) ;
 
 
 
(b) ,,Agent" means a person duly authorised by a party



to present any complaint or appeal or reply on its


behalf before the State Commission o r the


District Forum ;


(c) ,oAppellant" means a party which makes an appeal


against the order of the District Forum ;


(d) ,,Memorandum"


means memorandum of appeal


filed by the appellant ;


(e) "opposite party" means a person who answers


complaint or claim :


A ,opresident,' means the president of the State


Commission or District Forum as the case may be ;


(g) 'oRespondent" means the person who answers anv


memorandum of appeal ;


(h) o,section" means Section of the Act :


(i) ,.State" means the State of Tamil Nadu ;


(D words and expression used in the Rules and not


defined' but defined in the Act shall have the meanins


respectively assigned to them in the Act.


3. salaries and other ailowances and terms and conditions


of the President and members of the District Forum._ (l) r[The President of the District Forum shalr receive the salary of


the Judge of a District court, if appointed on whore time basis or


an honorarium of Rs. 150 (Rupees one hundred and fifty only)


per day subject to a maximum of 2[Rs. 2,100 (Rupels two


thousand one hundred only)l p.. rnonih, if appointed on part_


I Substrtuted by c.o. Ms. No.4l4, co-operation, Food and consumer protection, dated 7th November, 1 991 .


2.' Substituted by G o. Ms. No. 344 co-operation, Food and consumer protection, dated 7th May, 1993.
 
time basis. r[The President of a District Forum shall receive



the transfer travelling allowance if he joins such District Forum


from out-side the District]. 2[Other members if sitting on whole


time basis, shall receive a consolidated honorarium of Rs. 2,000


(Rupees two thousand only) per month and if sitting on parttime


basis, a consolidated honorarium of Rs. 750 (Rupees Seven


hundred and fifty only) per month in addition to Rs. 100 (Rupees


one hundred only) per day for the sitting.l 3[The members


residing away from the headquarters shall also receive the


conveyance allowance of Rs. 150 (Rupees one hundred and fifty


only) per month.l


(2) The President and the members of the District Forum


shall be entitled for such travelling allou,ance and daily allowance


on official tour as are admissible to Grade I Offlcer of the


Government of Tamil Nadu.


(3) The salary or honorarium as the case may be and other


allowances shall be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund of the


Government of Tamil Nadu.


(4) Before appointment, the President and members of the


District Forum shall have to take an undertaking that he does not


and will not have any financial or such other interests as is likelv


to affect prejudicially his functions as a member.


(5) In addition to provision of sub-section (2) of Section l0


the Government of Tamil Nadu may remove from office, the


President and members of a District Forum who -


(a) has been adjudged as an insolvent, or


Inserted by C.O. Ms. No. ll2, Co-operation, Food and Consumer protection, dated,27th


May 1996.


Substituted by No. SRO. A-178190, dated 29th Novernber 1990.


Added by G.O. Ms. No. 204, Co-operation, Food and Consumer protection, dated 30th


August,1994.


z

(b) has been convicted of an offence which in the



opinion of the Government of Tamil Nadu


involves moral turpitude, or


(c) has become physically or mentally incapable of


acting as the President or member, or


@ has acquired financial or other interests likely to


affect prejudicially his functions as the president


or a membet, or


(e) has so abused his position as to render his continuance


in office preludicial to the public inrerest :


Provided that the President or member shall not


be removed from his oflice on the ground specified


in clauses (d) and (e) of the sub-rule (5) except on


an inquiry held by the Goygrnment of Tanirl Nadu


in accordance with ru.Ffiro..dure as it may'


specify in this behalf and finds the President or a


member to be guilty on such ground.


'[(5-A) The Government of Tamil Nadu may, afrer err ing a


reasonable opportunity of being heard, remove front ottlce. a


member of a District Forum who has not attended two consecutive


sittings of the District Forum without sufficient cause:l


'[(5-B) The President of the District Forum shall be liable


for transfer from one District to another District in case of anv


request by him or on Administrative Grounds.]


(6) The terms and conditions of the service of the President


and the members of the District Forum shall not be r.aried to


their disadvantase durine their tenure of office.


I Inserted by C.O. Ms. No. l2l Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection dared l.lth


June 1996.


2 Substituted by G.O. Ms. No. 152, Co-operation, Food and Consumer protection dared llth


August, 1998.


(7) where any vacancy occurs in the ofiice ofthe president



of the District Forum, the senior-most (in order of appointment)


member of District Forum, hording office for the time being, shall


discharge the functions of the president untir a person apiointed


to fill such vacancy assumes the office of the president of the


District Forum.


(8) when the president of the District Forum is unable to


discharge the functions owing to absence, ilrness or any other cause,


the senior-most (in order of the appointment) member of the District


Forum shall discharge the functiins of the president untir the day


on which the President resumes the charge of his functions.


(9) The President or any member ceasing to hold office as


such shall not hold any appointment in or be connected with the


management or administration of an organisation which has been the


subject of any proceeding under the Actduring his tenure for a period


of 5 years from the date on which he ceases to hold such office.


(10) In case of difference of opinion among the members


of the District Forum, the opinion oi th. majorit! shalr prevail


and the opinions or orders of the Forum shall be expressed in


terms of the view of the majority.


(11) (i) The president and the members shalr hord office


for_a term of five years or upto the age of 65 years whichever is


earlier and shall not be eligible for re_appointment ;


(ii) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub_


rule (i) the president or the member may --


' (a) by writing under his hand and addressed


to the Government of Tamil Nadu resign


his office at any time and on such


resignation being accepted, his office shall


become vacant.


(b) be removed from his office in accordance


with sub-rule (5) of Rule 3.
l
 
 
4' Place of sitting and other matters relating to District



Forum'- (l) The office of District Forum shall be located ar


the headquarters of the District. where State Government decides


to establish a single District Forum having jurisdiction over more


than one district, it shail Notify the place and jurisdiction of the


District Forum so established.


(2) The working days and the office hours of the Disr.ct


Forum shall be the same as that of the Government orramit xaau


(3) The official seal of the District


follows:-


Forum shall be as


sear.- The seal sha'have two concentric arcs bea'ns the inscriprions, namely "DISTRICT CONSUMER otsoutii


REDRESSAL F.RUM" and name of the District at the Centre.


(4) Sitting of the District Forum, as and when necessan.


shall be convened by the president.


(5) No act or proceedings of the Distr^.,i Forum shat be


invalid by reason onry of the existence of any vacancy among lts


President or members or any defect in its constitution.


(6) State Government shall appoint such staff, as ma1.be


necessary to assist the District Forum in its day-to-day *,ork and


to perform such other functions as are provided und., the nct


and these Rures or assigned to it by the president. The sarary


payable to such staff shail be defrayed out of the consoridated


Fund of the State Govemment.


(7) Where the opposite party admits the allegation made


by the complainant, the District Forum shall decide tlie compraint


on the basis of the merit of the case and .documents p..r.n,


before it.


(8) If during the proceedings conducted under Section l 3,


the District Forum fixes a date for hearing of the parties, it shail



be obligatory on the complaint and opposite parfy or its authorised



agent to appear before the District Forum on such date of hearing


or any other date to which hearing could be adjourned. Where


the complainant or his authorised agent fails to appear befbre the


District Forum on such day, the District Forum may in its


discretion either dismiss the complaint for default or decide it on


merit. Where the opposite party or its authorised agent fails to


appear on the day of hearing the District Forum may decide the


complaint ex-parte.


(9) While proceeding under sub-rule (8) the District Forum


may, on such terms as it may think fit and at any stage, adjourn the


hearing of the complaint but not more than one adjournment shall


ordinarily be given and the complaint should be decided within 90


days from the date of notice received by the opposite party where


complaint does not require analysis or testing of the goods and


within 150 days if it requires analysis or testing of the goods.


(10) Orders of the District Forum shall be signed and dated


by the members of the District Forum constituting the Bench


and shall be communicated to the parties free of charges.


5. Procedure to be followed for making complaints before


th'e District Forum / State Commission.- A complaint


containing the following particulars, shall be presented by the


complainant in person or by his authorised agent to the District


Forum / State Commission, or be sent by registered post addressed


to the District Forum / State Commission :-


(a) the name, description and address of the complainant ;


(b) the name, description and address of the opposite


party or parties, as the case may be, so far as they


can be ascertained ;


(c) the facts relating to complaint and when and where


it arose :
 
@ document in support of the allegations contained in



the complaint ;


(e) the relief which complainant claims.


6. Procedure to be adopted by the District Forum lbr analysis and testing of the goods.- under crause (c) of sub- section (l) of Section l3 if considered necessary ttre oistrict Forum may direct the complainant to provide two separate sampres


of the goods packed in clean dry boitles orjars or other surrable


containers which shall be sufficientry tight to prevent reakage,


evaporation, or in the case of dry rrbriunc" entrance of moisture.


with a paper slip wrapped and pasted on the container in *.hich


the signature or thumb impression of ihe person, trader or manu- facturer, from whom the goods are purchased shall be affrxed :


Provided that in case the person, or trader or manufacrurer


from whom the goods u.. pur.hured, refuses to affix his sienarure


or thumb-impression, the signature or thumU_l_p..rrio'n of u witness shall be taken in the same manner.


(2) on receiving the sampres of such goods, the Drst.ct


Foruni shall fix lables on the containers carrying the folrou rng information:-*


(i) Name and address of the appropriate laborarory


to whom the sample will be sent for analvsis


and test :


(ii) Name and address of the District Forum :


(iii) Case Number ;


(iv) Nature of articles sent for analysis and tesr :


(y) Seal of the District Forum.


(3) The container of sample shall be completely u.rapped


in fairly strong thick paper, the ends of the pup.. shali ue neatry
 
 
folded in and affixed by means of gum or adhesive. The paper



cover shall be further secured by means of strong twine or thread


both above and across the container and the twine of thread shall


then be fastened on the paper cover by means of sealing wax on


which there shall be at least four distinct and clear impressions of


the seal of which one shall be at the top of the packet, one at the


bottom of the packet and the other two on the body of the packet.


The knots of the twine or thread shall be covered by means of sealing


wax bearing the impressions of the seal of the District Forum.


(4) One of the sealed containers will be retained by the


District Forum for future reference and another will be sent to


the appropriate laboratory by the District Forum for sending report


within 45 days or within such extended time as may be granted


by the District Forum, after specifying the nature of the defect


alleged and date of submission of the report.


(5) The quantity of sample, in case of food samples, for


analysis shall be as specified under Rule 22 of the Prevention of


Food Adulteration Rules, 1955.


(6) A specimen impression of the seal used to seal the


container of the sample packet will be sent to the appropriate


laboratory separately by the District Forum.


(7) The amount of fees for carrying out the analysis of


samples shall be decided in consultation with the concerned


appropriate laboratory.


7. Salary and other allowances and terms and conditions


of the President and members of the State Commission.-


(1) I[The President of the State Commission shall receive the


salary, allowances and other perquisites as are applicable to a


I Substituted by C.O. Ms. No. 408. Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection, dated 2nd


September,1992.folded in and affixed by means of gum or adhesive. The paper



cover shall be further secured by means of strong twine or thread


both above and across the container and the twine of thread shall


then be fastened on the paper cover by means of sealing wax on


which there shall be at least four distinct and clear impressions of


the seal of which one shall be at the top of the packet, one at the


bottom of the packet and the other two on the body of the packet.


The knots of the twine or thread shall be covered by means of sealing


wax bearing the impressions of the seal of the District Forum.


(4) One of the sealed containers will be retained by the


District Forum for future reference and another will be sent to


the appropriate laboratory by the District Forum for sending report


within 45 days or within such extended time as may be granted


by the District Forum, after specifying the nature of the defect


alleged and date of submission of the report.


(5) The quantity of sample, in case of food samples, for


analysis shall be as specified under Rule 22 of the Prevention of


Food Adulteration Rules, 1955.


(6) A specimen impression of the seal used to seal the


container of the sample packet will be sent to the appropriate


laboratory separately by the District Forum.


(7) The amount of fees for carrying out the analysis of


samples shall be decided in consultation with the concerned


appropriate laboratory.


7. Salary and other allowances and terms and conditions


of the President and members of the State Commission.-


(1) I[The President of the State Commission shall receive the


salary, allowances and other perquisites as are applicable to a


I Substituted by C.O. Ms. No. 408. Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection, dated 2nd


September,1992.
 
:::il'[[l il:li::l ]lTo":i':9-* whore-time bu,i,1 o. u p er day ro, tr,,



nlilil;ir"L}:,


: n,*rrH iH Jl:: f t * l


ffi1ffi":r;jl,'", ;" *;;i;_i*: basis, ,r,uiil...r\e a


onry) per month


norarium of Rs' 3'000 6up.." irr.i.' ,rrorruno n o,,o.u,r u m ; i'i::,l f di:#:,": J..ffi il: j H :, ru xlru: jjJ,,$jr::'J:'j'"r 'irr'i ...iers sharr arso rece,r e rhe


per month.]


uunte of Rs' 1'000 (Rupees one tiorruno onr"t


(2) The president and the members of the State Commi_ ssion shall be eligible fo, ,uJ ,.u".,r,n* uffo*un.. Jn 0u,,, fi ;i,T:i,ff ,XT:IH ff :;; r,, i ur. to o., J. I oli, c e r or


(3) The sarary, honorarium, other atowances sha, be


i;lXril":Jt


or rhe consolidat.J e*o or the Gor ernmenr or


( 4 ) The president


and the members o i rhe State Commission shall hold


"m..


,", :il:,,:';::$n#il*;J.:i :#l; ffi ;n ;:


provided that president and members may :_-


(a) by writing under his hand and addressed to rhe State Government resign his office r"rl 11",. ,


(b) be removed from his office in accordance u.rrh provisions of sub_rule (5).


No. 408. Co-operationlood and Consumer protecrion.


ca:ec lnd


2 Subsriruted for the words..70 years,,by No. S.R.O. A_7g/90 dated 30th Nla_v 1990


Added by C.O. Ms


September, I992.
 
(5) The Government of Tamil Nadu may remove from



office President or member of the State Commission who, -


(a) has been adjudged as an insolvent ; or


(b) has been convicted of an offence which in the


opinion of the Government of Tamil Nadu


involves moral turpitude ; or


(c) has become physically or mentally incapable of


acting as President or a member ; or


(d) has acquired such financial or other interest as


is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as


President or a member ; or


(e) has so abused his position as to render his


continuance in office prejudicial to public


interest :


Provided that the President or a member shall not be


removed from his office on the ground specified in clauses (d) and


(e) and sub-rule (5) except on an inquiry held by the Gov0rnment


of Tamil Nadu in accordance with such procedure as it may specifl'


in this behalf and finds the President or a member to be euiltv on


such ground.


'[(5-A) The Government of Tamil Nadu may, after giving


reasonable opportunity of being heard, remove from office a


member of the State Commission who has not attended two


consecutive sittings of the State Commission without sufficient


causes.]


(6) Before appointment, President and members of the State


Commission shall have to take an undertakine that he does not


I Inserted by G.O. Ms. No. l2l, Co-opcration Food and Consumer Protection, dated 24th


June 1996.
 
and will not have any such financial or other interests as rs rikerv to affect prejudiciary his functions as president o, u -.ri;;. "'



(7) The terms and conditions of the service of the president


and the members of the State commission sharr 'ot be ra'ed to their disadvantage during their tenure of office.


(8) Every vacancy caused by resignation and remor.al of the President or any other membe. of the State commission under sub-rule (4) or otherwise shar be filred by fresh appointment.


(9) where any such vacancy occurs in the officc. .f the President of the state commission, the senior nrosr menrber (in order of appointment) holding office for the time beins. shall discharge the functions of the iresident ,"ri,, . ;;r";;;",;r:; to fill such vacancy assumes the office of the president ot-the State Commission.


(10) when the president of the State comnrission is .:iirabre


to discharge the functions owing to absence, irness or an,, other cause, the senior most member (in order of app"i;,;*;;', oi the state commission shalr discharge the functions of the Dresrdent


until the day on which the president resumes the charse o: his functions.


(l l) The president, or any member ceasing to hrrld trill"_r. as such shall not hold any appointment in or be connecred ,,,, rih the management or administiaiion of an organisation * hich ha,, e been the subject of any proceeding under the Act, during his renure for a period of five years from the date on which he ceases ro hold such office.


(r2) rn case of a difference in opinion among the nrenrbers of the State Commission, the opinion of rn. majorit]. ,nutt pre, u,t and the opinion or orders of the commission ,hutt"b. .rpr.,r.a in terms of the views of the maioritv.
 
8. Places of sitting and other matters relating to State



Commission.- (1) The office of the State Commission shall be


located at Chennai.


(2) The working days and the office hours of the State


Commission shall be the same as that of the Government of


Tamil Nadu.


(3) The emblem and official seal of the State Government


shall be as follows :-


Emblem.- The State Commission as Head of the


Department shall use the State Emblem in their official letter


heads, namely "single colour black Emblem in f u l l with


designation within two concentric arcs of two-thirds of a circle."


Seal.- The seal shall have two concentric arcs of twothirds


of a circle with the inscriptions, namely, "STATE


CONSUME,R DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION" ANd


rvith the State Emblem at the centre.


(4) Sitting of the State Commission, as and when necessary


shall be convened by the President.


(5) No act or proceedings of the State Commission shall


be invalid by reasons only of the existence of any vacancy among


its President or members oI any defect in its constitution thereof.


(6) The Government of Tamil Nadu shall appoint such


staff, a; may be necessary to assist the State Commission in its


work aird to perform such other functions as are provided under


the Act and these Rules or assigned to it by the President. The


salary payable to such staff shall be defrayed out of the


Consolidateti Fund of the Government of Tamil Nadu.


(7) Where the opposite party adrnits the allegation made


by the complainant, the State commission shall decide the
 
complaint on the basis of the merit of the case and documents



presented before it.


(8) Ifduring the proceedings conducted under Section 13,


State Commission fixes a date for hearing of the parties, it shall


be obligatory on the complainant and opposite party or his


authorised agent to appear before the State Commission on such


date of hearing or any other date to which hearing could be


adjourned. Where the complainant or his authorised agent fails


to appear before the State Commission on such day, the State


Commission may in its discretion either dismiss the complaint


for default or decide it on merits. Where the opposite partv or its


authorised agent fails to appear on the day of hearing, the State


Commission may decide the complaint ex-parte.


(9) While proceedings under sub-rule (8) the State Conimission


may, on such terms as it may think fit and at an-u" stage' of


the proceedings adjourn the hearing of the complaint but not more


than one adjournment shall ordinarily be given and the complaint


shall be decided within 90 days from the date of notice receir-ed


by the opposite parfy where the complaint does not requtre anall'sis


or testing of the goods and within 150 days if it requires analvsis


or testing of the goods.


(10) Orders of the State Commission shall be signed and


dated by the members of the State Commission constituting the


Bench and shall be communicated to the parties free of charee'


9. Procedure for hearing appeal.- (1) Memorandunt shall


be presented by the appellant or his authorised agent to the


State Commission in pers'on or sent by registered post addressed


to the Commission.


(2) Every memorandum filed under sub-rule ( I ) shall be


in legible handwriting preferably typed and shall set-forth
 
consisery under distinct heads, the grounds of appear without any argument or narrative and such ground sha' be numbered consecutively.



(3) Each memorandum shall be accompanied by the certified copy of the order of the District Forum appealed against and such of the documents as may be required to support grounds of objection mentioned in the mlmorandum.


(4) When the appeal is presented after the expiry of period of li'ritation as specified in the Act, Memorandum sha, be accompanied by an application supported by an affidavit setting forth the fact on which appettani reries to satisfy the State commission that he has sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within the period of limitation,


(5) The appetant sha' submit four copies of the memorandum to the State Commission for official iurpor.s.


(6) On the date ofhearing or any other day to which hearing may be adjourned, it shall be obrigaiory for the parties or their authorised agents to appear before the State commission. If appellant or his authorised agent fairs to appear on such date, the State commission may, in its discretion, either dismiss the appear or decide it on the merit of the case. If respondent or his authorised agent fairs to appear on such date, the State commission shall proceed ex-parte and shail decide the appear ex-parte on merits ofthe case.


(7) The appellant shall not, except by leave of the State Commission, urge or be heard in support of any ground of objections not setforth in the memorandum but the state Commiision, in deciding the upp.ui, ,t ull not confine to the grounds of objection setforth rn itre memorandum or taken by leave of the State Commission under this Rule :
 
 
Provided that the cornrnission sha, not rest its decision 0n any other grounds other than those specified unress the party who may be affbcted thereby, has been given at reasr one opportunity of being heard by the State commission.



(8) State Commission may, .on


such terms as it may think fit and at any stage, a_djourn the hearing of appeal, but not more than one adjournmell


:h"]l


.ordinarily be given and the appeal should be decided within g0 days non., tr,. first date of hearing.


(9) Order of the State Commission on appeal shall be signed and dated by the members of the State commission constituting the Bench and shail be communicated to the parties free of charge.