Jurisdiction of the district forum

11. Jurisdiction of the district forum.
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(1) Subject to other provisions of this Act, the District Forum shall have jurisdiction to entertain complaints where the value of the goods or services and the Compensation if any, claimed 1[does not exceed rupees twenty lakhs].

(2) A complaint shall be instituted in a District Forum within the local limits of whose jurisdiction, -

(a) The opposite party or each of the opposite parties, where there are more than one, at the time of the institution of the complaint, actually and voluntarily resides or 2[carries on business or has a branch office, or] personally works for gain; or

(b) Any of the opposite parties where there are more then one, at the time of the institution of the complaint, actually and voluntarily resides, or 2[carries on business or has a branch office], or personally works for gain, provided that in such case either the permission of the District Forum is given, or the opposite parties who do not reside, or 2[carry on business or have a branch office], or personally works for gain, as the case may be, acquiesce in such institution; or

(c) The cause of action, wholly or in part arises.

1. Substituted by Act 50 of 1993, sec.9 for "is less than rupees one lakh"(w. e. f. 18-6-1993) and again subs. by Act 62 of 2002, sec. 7, for "does not exceed rupees five lakhs" (w. e. f. 15-3-2003)

2. Subs. by Act 50 of 1993, sec.9 for "carries on business or" (w. r. e. f. 18-6-1993).