Kolkata, The Calcutta High Court has held that a consumer forum cannot issue a warrant of arrest in an execution proceeding, and may only order detention in civil prison.

Calcutta High Court clarified that consumer forums cannot issue arrest warrants like a criminal court, but can only order ...

The Calcutta High Court has held that consumer forums, in exercise of their powers under the Consumer Protection Act, are not ...

The Calcutta High Court ruled that consumer forums are unauthorized to issue arrest warrants during execution proceedings.

This arose from a case where an arrest warrant was wrongfully issued against a branch manager by the District Consumer Forum for an automobile payment dispute. The man later paid Rs 1.93 lakh and ...