Telangana HC Sets Four-Week Deadline on District Consumer Commissions, One Week to Notify State Panel Chief

The bench pressed for compliance following prolonged delays that left new districts without local consumer forums.

Overview

A division bench directed the government to decide within four weeks on constituting District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions in 23 reorganised districts and to file a compliance affidavit by December 22, 2025.
Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G. M. Mohiuddin noted that none of the 23 districts created after reorganisation currently has a district consumer commission.
State counsel said appointments are under active consideration, but the court recorded that a counter-affidavit due by September 24 had not been filed.
In a separate matter, the court granted one week for formal notification of the Selection Committee’s recommended president of the Telangana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, posting it to December 4, 2025 for compliance.
The PIL by law student Akula (Aakula) Sampath Kumar seeks district bodies established under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 with adequate staffing, funding and infrastructure.