Chapter IV - Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Section 67
Section 67: Appeal against order of National Commission
Section 67 permits a Supreme Court appeal from specified original National Commission orders under section 58(1)(a)(i) or (ii).
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Statutory text
Bare law
Any person, aggrieved by an order made by the National Commission in exercise of its powers conferred by sub-clause (i) or (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 58, may prefer an appeal against such order to the Supreme Court within a period of thirty days from the date of the order:
Provided that the Supreme Court may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing it within that period:
Provided further that no appeal by a person who is required to pay any amount in terms of an order of the National Commission shall be entertained by the Supreme Court unless that person has deposited fifty per cent. of that amount in the manner as may be prescribed.
Introduction
Identify the precise National Commission power used, calculate thirty days from the order, and arrange the required deposit if the appellant must pay an amount under that order.
Key takeaways
What the section does
Section 67 permits a Supreme Court appeal from specified original National Commission orders under section 58(1)(a)(i) or (ii).
Operational response
Identify the precise National Commission power used, calculate thirty days from the order, and arrange the required deposit if the appellant must pay an amount under that order.
Important boundary
The stated appeal route does not extend by its own words to every appellate or revisional National Commission order. The Supreme Court may accept a late appeal for sufficient cause.
When the provision matters
Section 67 permits a Supreme Court appeal from specified original National Commission orders under section 58(1)(a)(i) or (ii).
The stated appeal route does not extend by its own words to every appellate or revisional National Commission order. The Supreme Court may accept a late appeal for sufficient cause.
Practical response
Identify the precise National Commission power used, calculate thirty days from the order, and arrange the required deposit if the appellant must pay an amount under that order.
Decision points and records
Confirm whether the National Commission order was made under clause (i) or (ii) and calculate the deposit.
Do not assume section 67 covers every National Commission revision or appeal order.
Example
A service provider ordered to pay compensation on an original high-value complaint prepares a Supreme Court appeal and deposits fifty per cent of the ordered amount as prescribed.
Official sources
Practical checklist
Do
- Check the order’s jurisdictional basis and arrange deposit evidence.
- Confirm whether the National Commission order was made under clause (i) or (ii) and calculate the deposit.
Avoid
- Do not treat the thirty-day appeal period as automatically extendable.
- Do not assume section 67 covers every National Commission revision or appeal order.
Illustrative example
Section 67 in practice
A service provider ordered to pay compensation on an original high-value complaint prepares a Supreme Court appeal and deposits fifty per cent of the ordered amount as prescribed.
Identify the statutory trigger
Section 67 permits a Supreme Court appeal from specified original National Commission orders under section 58(1)(a)(i) or (ii).
Preserve the key record
Confirm whether the National Commission order was made under clause (i) or (ii) and calculate the deposit.
Apply the limit
The stated appeal route does not extend by its own words to every appellate or revisional National Commission order. The Supreme Court may accept a late appeal for sufficient cause.
Outcome
- Identify the precise National Commission power used, calculate thirty days from the order, and arrange the required deposit if the appellant must pay an amount under that order.
Glossary
- National Commission
- The national consumer dispute redressal forum under Chapter IV of the Act.
- Pre-appeal deposit
- The prescribed fifty per cent deposit required from an appellant ordered to pay under an eligible National Commission order.
Frequently asked questions
What deposit is required for a paying appellant?
An appeal by a person required to pay an amount is not entertained unless that person deposits fifty per cent of the amount in the prescribed manner.
Which original orders reach the Supreme Court under section 67?
Orders under section 58(1)(a)(i) or (ii) are expressly covered.
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