Section81
The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Recording settlement and passing of order

In force Act 35 of 2019 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 35 of 2019 Ministry Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Enacted 09 Aug 2019 Cited by 1 provision

Commencement. 24th July, 2020.-- S. 2 clauses (4), (13), (14), (16), (40), s. 10 to 27 (both inclusive), sub-clause (iv) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 58, s. 88, 89, 92 and 93, 94, 96, 97 and 99, clause (f) to (m) of sub-section 2 and clauses (zg), (zh) and (zi) of sub-section 2 of s. 101, 104, vide notification No. S.O. 2421(E), dated 23rd July 2020, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

Section 81 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 deals with recording settlement and passing of order. The District Commission or the State Commission or the National Commission, as the case may be, shall, within seven days of the receipt of the settlement report, pass suitable order recording such settlement of consumer dispute and dispose of the matter accordingly. The Act was enacted on 09 Aug 2019.

(1) The District Commission or the State Commission or the National Commission, as the case may be, shall, within seven days of the receipt of the settlement report, pass suitable order recording such settlement of consumer dispute and dispose of the matter accordingly.

(2) Where the consumer dispute is settled only in part, the District Commission or the State Commission or the National Commission, as the case may be, shall record settlement of the issues which have been so settled and continue to hear other issues involved in such consumer dispute.

(3) Where the consumer dispute could not be settled by mediation, the District Commission or the State Commission or the National Commission, as the case may be, shall continue to hear all the issues involved in such consumer dispute.

Section 81, The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (Act 35 of 2019).

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Questions about Section 81

What does Section 81 of the Consumer Protection Act deal with?

Section 81 of the Consumer Protection Act is headed "Recording settlement and passing of order". The District Commission or the State Commission or the National Commission, as the case may be, shall, within seven days of the receipt of the settlement report, pass suitable order recording such settlement of consumer dispute and dispose of the matter accordingly.

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What should I read with Section 81 of the Consumer Protection Act, and has it changed?

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When was Section 81 of the Consumer Protection Act enacted?

Section 81 of the Consumer Protection Act, cited as Consumer Protection Act 81, was enacted on 09 Aug 2019 as Act 35 of 2019. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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