Validity of Consumer Protection Act, 2019 Provisions on Pecuniary Jurisdiction Upheld: Supreme Court

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court of India has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 34, Section 47 and Section 58 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, which lay down the pecuniary jurisdiction of District, State, and National Consumer Commissions. A Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra ruled that the classification of claims based on the value of goods or services paid as consideration is legally sound…