The longstanding demand of the people of south Odisha for setting up of a Circuit Bench of the State Consumers’ Disputes Redressal Commission in Brahmapur finally got acceptance with the nod of Commission Chairman Justice Raghunath Biswal after visiting the office of the Brahmapur Consumer Court at Nehru Nagar here on Wednesday.
Justice Biswal spent more than two hours with local lawyers and discussed about the demand. President of the District Consumers’ Redressal Manch Soubhagya lakshmi Pattnaik and other lawyer-member of the forum were present.
The State Government has already issued instructions in this regard and a Bench of the commission is going to be a reality soon, Justice Biwsal said. On filling up of some vacant posts and other issues, he has already discussed with Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Sanjay Dasburma, who has assured him to look into the matter, he said.
By end of this month, a Bench of the commission would be set up in Brahmapur which Justice Biswal has assured, said president of lawyers’ Association of the Consumer Court Kailash Mishra to mediapersons on Wednesday. He further said an emergency meeting of the lawyers would be held to discuss the modalities and other issues pertaining to the setting up of the Circuit Bench and thereafter a general body meeting would be held to finalise all the outstanding issues.
Among others, lawyers’ secretary Shyamakanta Jena and vice-president Suryanarayan Mohapatra were present.