UPSC Mains Law Paper Topic : Consumer Protection Act, 1986
- Under the Consumer Protection Act, 69 (Main) Law—Topic Wise Paper 1986 discuss the procedure to be followed by the District Forum on receipt of complaint relating to any goods. (94/II/ 5d/ 20)
- Examine the concepts of ‘consumer’ and ‘consumer dispute’ under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.(95/II/ 5d/20)
- Explain the scope and content of the expression ‘contract of personal service’ in the exclusionary part of section 2 (1) (0) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. What is the distinction between ‘contract of service’ and ‘contract for services’? In which category would you place the contract between a doctor and his patient? Is the service rendered by a doctor under such a contract covered by the exclusionary part of the definition of ‘service’ in section 2(1) (0) of the Act? Refer to case law. (96/II/8b/30)
- Examine the nature and scope of the remedies under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. (97/II/8b/30)
- What tests would you apply to determine whether a person “consumer” within the meaning of Section 2(d)(i) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986? What is the scope and effect of the “Explanation” added to the above sub-clause by the Amendment Act of 1993? Explain with the aid of suitable illustrations. (99/II/7b/30)
- X, one Ayurvedic doctor prescribed the medicine of Allopathy which caused the death of a patient. What is his liability? Explain the liability of the doctors under the Consumer Protection Act. (00/II/ 7b/30)
- Explain the meaning of ‘consumer’ and ‘service’ under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. (01/II/4b/30)
- Discuss in detail the meanings of ‘complaint’ and ‘unfair trade practice’under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.Are these definitions satisfactory and in consonance with the spirit of this Act? (03/II/4b/30)
- Discuss the jurisdiction of various authorities under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 for the settlement of disputes. (04/II/3b/30)
- Discuss the composition and objects of Consumer Protection Council under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. (07/II/4a/30)
- “The law of consumer protection has come to meet the long felt necessity of protection to the common men from the wrongs for which the remedy under ordinary law for various reasons has become illusory.” Discuss this statement and explain to what extent the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 has succeeded in its objectives. (08/II/4a/30)
- List briefly the procedure to be followed by a District Forum on receipt of a complaint regarding defective goods under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. (09/II/4c/20)
- Discuss the liability of hospitals under the consumer protection Act, 1986. Refer to decided cases also. (10/II/4c/20)
- “With the enactment and implementation of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, a new consumer jurisprudence has developed in India.” Elaborate. (11/II/4b/30)
- “The definition given under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 gives altogether a new legal colour and scope to the term ‘Consumer’.” In the light of this statement, explain the term ‘Consumer’. (13/II/1e/10)
