Question : PENDING CASES IN CONSUMER COURTS

(a) whether a large number of cases are pending in Consumer Courts in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the steps taken by the Government to dispose of these petitions as expeditiously as possible;

(d) whether it is a fact that the number of presiding officers are not sufficient to cope up with the backlog; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Dr. M. VEERAPPA MOILY)

(a) to (e): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.