261: Which of the following statements regarding judiciary in India are correct?
1. Supreme Court of India is free from the control and influence of legislature and executive
2. Subordinate courts are at the head of the judicial hierarchy of the state.
3. The Chief Justice and other judges of the High Court are appointed by the Governor in consultation with the Chief Justice of India
4. A High Court can withdraw a case from a subordinate court and can deal with the case itself if it is satisfied that the case involves a substantial point of constitutional law
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 & 2
(b) 1 & 3
(c) 1 & 4
(d) 2, 3 & 4
262: When a money bill is passed by the Parliament, the President has the power to:
(a) Amend it
(b) Reject it
(c) Kept it with him
(d) Return it for reconsideration
263: With reference to organic farming in India, consider the following statements:
1. The National Programme for Organic Production' (NPOP) is operated under the guidelines and directions of the Union Ministry of Rural Development.
2. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority' (APEDA) functions as the Secretariat for the implementation of NPOP.
3. Sikkim has become India's first fully organic State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
264: Which one of the following is the largest (areawise) Lok Sabha constituency?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Kangra
(c) Kachchh
(d) Bhilwara
265: With reference to the Consumer Disputes Redressal at district level in India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) A State Government can establish more than one District Forum in a district if it deems fit
(b) One of the members of the District Forum shall be a woman
(c) The District Forum entertains the complaints where the value of goods or services does not exceed rupees fifty lakhs
(d) A complaint in relation to any goods sold or any service provided may be filed with a District Forum by the State Government as a representative of the interests of the consumers in general
Explanation:
The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is a benevolent social legislation that lays down the rights of the consumers and provides their for promotion and protection of the rights of the consumers. To provide inexpensive, speedy and summary redressal of consumer disputes, quasi-judical bodies have been set up in each District and State and at the national level, called the District Forums, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions and the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission respectively. Each District Forum is headed by a person who is or has been or is eligible to be appointed as a District Judge, and two other members one of whom shall be a woman.
A consumer can file complaint in the consumer court against any defective goods purchased or deficient service rendered including restrictive / unfair trade parctive adopted by any trader/person. Normally a complaint is to be filed within two yeas from the date on which cause of action arose. If the cost of goods or services and compensation asked for is up to 20 lakhs the case can be filed in th concerned Consumer Forum. Similarly for more than 20 lakhs and up to one crore in State Commission and more than one crore in National Commission.