The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the State to make the consumer commission in Palghar district operational within four weeks..The Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Bharati Dangre also directed the State to submit a compliance affidavit within two weeks after the Commission is made operational.The order was passed after the State filed an affidavit informing the Bench that the forum has been established through a notification on February 4, 2025, and a separate notification of February 10 has determined the staffing structure. The State assured the court that the commission would be fully functional within two weeks..The petitioner, Datta Ranba Abode, had approached the court last year requesting the establishment of the consumer commission. He highlighted that although Palghar district was created on August 1, 2014, no commission had been set up in the district. While a room in the collectorate office was been allocated for the commission, the State government failed to formally notify it as a consumer redressal forum, he contended.The Court then asked the State to take measures for establishment of the consumer commission in Palghar.
