On March 3, the Supreme Court had upheld an order of the Bombay High Court that had set aside provisions of the Consumer Protection Rules, 2020 which concerned the appointment of the President and members to State and district consumer disputes redressal commissions.
The High Court had struck down rules requiring that a candidate should have at least 20 years of experience for an appointment to the State consumer dispute redressal commission and at least 15 years of experience for an appointed to the district commission
The High Court had held that these were in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution and quashed them along with the ongoing selection process at the time.
It had relied on the Supreme Court’s decisions in the State of Uttar Pradesh and others v. All UP Consumer Protection Bar Association and Madras Bar Association v. Union of India, which had stated that a judicial office is essentially one of public trust and persons of high integrity and expertise are expected to hold the position of judge.
In March, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court judgment.
The top court added that the selection for these consumer fora will be through two written papers till a new law is enacted for such appointment.
The same was sought to be reviewed by the present plea.
Read more about the case here.
Source: Barandbench
