Legal Internship Opportunity at State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, New Delhi: Apply by 13 September!

About State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission

 The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (In short,‘The Act’) is benevolent social legislation that lays down the rights of the consumers and provides for promotion and protection of the rights of the consumers. The first and the only Act of its kind in India, it has enabled ordinary consumers to secure less expensive and often speedy redressal of their grievances. By spelling out the rights and remedies of the consumers in a market so far dominated by organized manufacturers and traders of goods and providers of various types of services, the Act makes the dictum, caveat emptor (‘Buyer Beware’) a thing of the past.

    The Act mandates establishment of Consumer Protection Councils at the Centre as well as in each State and District, with a view to promoting consumer awareness. The Central Council is headed by Minister In-charge of the Department of Consumer Affairs in the Central Government and the State Councils by the Minister In-charge of the Consumer Affairs in the State Governments. It

also provides for a 3-tier structure of the National and State Commissions and District Commissions for speedy resolution of consumer disputes.

     To provide inexpensive, speedy and summary redressal of consumer disputes, quasi-judicial bodies have been set up in each District and State and at the National level, called the District Commissions, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions and the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission respectively. At present, there are 629 District Commissions and 35 State Commissions with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) at the apex. NCDRC has its office at Upbhokta Naya Bhawan, ‘F’ Block, GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi-110 023.

About the Internship Opportunity

This internship will provide an opportunity to learn substantive as well as procedural aspects of Consumer protection law. Interns are expected to be diligent and have good research skills.

Number of Openings

 4 (Commencing from 20th September, 2021)

Place of Internship

New Delhi, India (Offline)

Internship Period

Minimum 4 weeks

Deadline to apply

13th September 2021 (Applications will deem to be rejected after the aforesaid date)

Note: THE INTERNSHIP IS SUBJECT TO PERSONAL INTERACTION WHICH SHALL BE INTIMATED SHORTLY AFTER THE DUE DATE OF APPLICATION

How to Apply

Apply at: scdrcinternships@gmail.com

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