ANNEXURE

Background & Data Sheet –Consumers Welfare Association

a)      Consumers Welfare Association was promoted by a group of academically qualified persons 50% of whom are women (including 3 practicing advocates) dedicated to serve the consumers as per the Objects of the Association. The Secretary and Jt. Secretary of the Association have been actively involved in the consumer movement since 1986 when they were office bearers of Consumer Guidance Society of India. The Jt. Secretary is the recipient of the Govt. of India’s National Youth Award for Consumer Protections (First Prize) for 1993. The Association was registered under the Societies Act 1860 and bears regn.no.643 of 2003 (Greater Mumbai Region). U/s 12 of the Consumer Protection Act 1986, the Association is entitled to file a complaint under the Act for any consumer whether he/she is a member or not.

b)      Membership:   Life members 12.  Ordinary members 18 as on 31.08.2006.

c)      Activities: (i) Free legal advice to consumers defined u/s2(1)(d) of the Act.

     (ii) Filing complaints and representing consumers before the

            Consumer Fora in Mumbai for obtaining relief and compensation

             u/s14 of the Act. Details of complaints filed as below:

             Mumbai South District Forum:

             Complaint nos.281/03, 44/04, 117/04, 131/05, 132/05 133/05 

                                    145/05, 156/05, 14/06, 232/06, 233/06, 234/06

                                     235/06, 236/06, 237/06 277/06

              Mumbai Suburban District Forum:

  Complaint nos: 177/03, 182/03, 367/03, 369/03, 58/04  

                         59/04,144/04, 147/04, 171/04, 329/04, 419/04,

                                     234/05, 420/05, 464/05, 46/06, 47/06, 225/06,

                                     251/06, 261/06

    (iii)   Writ Petition no.41 of 2006 before the High Court, Mumbai in the

             matter of disposal of biomedical waste posing health and

             environment hazard to consumers in the city. Next hearing

             scheduled for 27.09.2006. Press report annexed.

(iv)    Regular weekly article ‘Consumer as King’ by Jt. Secretary Mr. J. Gai, published in the Times of India, Mumbai

- A.M. Mascarenhas, Secretary, Consumers Welfare Association