National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

{{Short description|Government agency in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}

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| agency_name = National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

| nativename = राष्ट्रीय उपभोक्ता विवाद निवारण आयोग

| nativename_a = NCDRC

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| seal = Emblem of India (without motto).svg

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| formed = 1988

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| jurisdiction = India

| headquarters = New Delhi{{cite web|title=NCDRC - Contact Info|url=http://ncdrc.nic.in/directory.html|publisher=NCDRC|accessdate=4 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128223647/http://ncdrc.nic.in/directory.html|archivedate=28 January 2013}}

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| chief1_name = Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi

| chief1_position = President, NCDRC

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| website = {{URL|ncdrc.nic.in}}

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The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) is a quasi-judicial government commission established in India in 1988 under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986.{{cite web |url=https://ncdrc.nic.in |title=About Us |website=National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission |access-date=2024-07-14}} Headquartered in New Delhi, it serves as the apex national-level forum for consumer dispute resolution in India. The NCDRC is headed by a sitting or retired judge of the Supreme Court of India or a sitting or retired Chief Justice of a High Court.{{cite web |url=https://ncdrc.nic.in/history.html |title=History |website=National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission |access-date=2024-07-14}}

The commission has jurisdiction to entertain consumer complaints valued at over ₹2 crore (US$250,000) and also possesses appellate and revisional authority over State and District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions.{{cite web |url=https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/national-consumer-disputes-redressal-commission/ |title=National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) |website=BYJU'S |access-date=2024-07-14}} It forms part of a three-tier quasi-judicial system established under the Consumer Protection Act to provide speedy and inexpensive redressal of consumer disputes.

As of 2024, the NCDRC is headed by Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, former Chief Justice of Patna and Madras High Courts, and comprises nine other members.{{cite web|title=NCDRC Website Home Page|url=http://ncdrc.nic.in/|publisher=NCDRC|accessdate=18 December 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721172525/http://ncdrc.nic.in/|archivedate=21 July 2011}}

Appeals against NCDRC orders can be filed with the Supreme Court of India within 30 days.