Question

Distinguish between district forum and state commission

Answer 1

District Forum:-

1]Establishment: District Forum is set up by the State Government.
2]Jurisdiction: It is jurisdiction extends to the whole of the district.
3]President: A person who is or has been or is qualified to be District Judge may be its President.
4]Number: There can be more than one District Forum in a District.
5]Money: It can entertain complaints claiming not exceeding Rs. 20 lakh.
6]Control: The State Commission has administrative control over all District Forum within the State.

State Commission:-

1]Establishment: State Commission is set up by the State Government.
2]Jurisdiction: Its jurisdiction extends to the whole of the State.
3]President: A person who is or has been a Judge of High Court may be its President.
4]Number: There can be only one State Commission in a State.
5]Money: It can entertain complaints claiming more than Rs. 20lakh but not exceeding rupees one crore.6]Control: The National Commission has administrative control over all State Commission in the country.

Answer 2

"The District Forum and State Commission could be distinguished on many grounds. Some of them are discussed below:

• Jurisdiction: The jurisdiction of the district forum extends to the whole area of the district where as the state commission’s jurisdiction extends to the whole area of the state.

• Money: The district forum can hold the complaints up to Rs. 20Lakh. Whereas the limit of the state commission regarding the complaints is from Rs 20Lakh to Rs 1Crores.