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The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Presidents, members, Chief Commissioner, Commissioner and certain officers to be public servants

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

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 95 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 deals with presidents, members, Chief Commissioner, Commissioner and certain officers to be public servants. The Presidents and members of the District Commission, the State Commission and the National Commission, and officers and other employees thereof, the Chief Commissioner and the Commissioner of the Central Authority, the Director General, the Additional Director General, the Director, the Joint Dire The Act was enacted on 09 Aug 2019.

The Presidents and members of the District Commission, the State Commission and the National Commission, and officers and other employees thereof, the Chief Commissioner and the Commissioner of the Central Authority, the Director General, the Additional Director General, the Director, the Joint Director, the Deputy Director and the Assistant Director and all other officers and employees of the Central Authority and other persons performing any duty under this Act, while acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

Section 95, The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (Act 35 of 2019).

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Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. Indian Penal Code s. 21 "Public servant"

Questions about Section 95

What does Section 95 of the Consumer Protection Act deal with?

Section 95 of the Consumer Protection Act is headed "Presidents, members, Chief Commissioner, Commissioner and certain officers to be public servants". The Presidents and members of the District Commission, the State Commission and the National Commission, and officers and other employees thereof, the Chief Commissioner and the Commissioner of the Central Authority, the Director General, the Additional Director General, the Director, the Joint Dire

How do I find court cases under Section 95 of the Consumer Protection Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Consumer Protection Act 95, section 95 Consumer Protection Act, section 95 of the Consumer Protection Act. People searching for it also type housing consumer protection measures act 95 of 1998. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 95 of the Consumer Protection Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Indian Penal Code 21 ("Public servant"), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was Section 95 of the Consumer Protection Act enacted?

Section 95 of the Consumer Protection Act, cited as Consumer Protection Act 95, 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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